One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Mount Airy can be reviewed to estimate when you can plant phlox.

Planting Calendar for Phlox

Frost tolerance for phlox:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since phlox do well in moderate cold you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

The last month that you can plant phlox and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your phlox may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your phlox 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 changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mount Airy last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your phlox if you have a surprise late frost.

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.

Plants to Grow in Mount Airy

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Mount Airy.