Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Mount Airy you can estimate when it's possible to plant amaranthus by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Amaranthus

Frost tolerance for amaranthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since amaranthus require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant amaranthus in Mount Airy is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant amaranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your amaranthus may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your amaranthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mount Airy. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Mount Airy is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Mount Airy you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your amaranthus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Airy

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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