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

One way of determining when you can plant fanflower is to look at the USDA zone info for Cheboygan.

Planting Calendar for Fanflower

Frost tolerance for fanflower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You really shouldn't plant fanflower until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant fanflower in Cheboygan 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 fanflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your fanflower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your fanflower indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Cheboygan. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Cheboygan is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Cheboygan there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your fanflower in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cheboygan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

Plants to Grow in Cheboygan

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