When to Plant Argyranthemum in Ironwood, MI

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Ironwood it's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant argyranthemum.


Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

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

It's a bad idea to plant argyranthemum until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold 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 Ironwood is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your argyranthemum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your argyranthemum indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Ironwood the average date of last frost happens on May 15. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Ironwood is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Ironwood you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to cover your argyranthemum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ironwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-30°F
Highest Expected Low-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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