When to Plant Argyranthemum in Allen Park, MI

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when you can plant argyranthemum is to look at the USDA zone info for Allen Park.


Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

Frost tolerance for argyranthemum: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant argyranthemum until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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A good time to plant argyranthemum
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant argyranthemum
Probably not a good time to plant argyranthemum

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Allen Park 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 argyranthemum and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your argyranthemum may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your argyranthemum indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Allen Park the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Allen Park is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Allen Park last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your argyranthemum in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Allen Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

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

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