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.

It's possible to figure out when it's the best time to plant fanflower by checking out the USDA zone info for Kingsford.

Planting Calendar for Fanflower

Frost tolerance for fanflower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant fanflower until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant fanflower in Kingsford 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 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 really do well. Starting your fanflower indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Kingsford. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Kingsford may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Kingsford last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your fanflower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kingsford

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.

Plants to Grow in Kingsford

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