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

A common way of determining when it's a good idea to plant feverfew is to use the USDA zone info for Alexandria.

Planting Calendar for Feverfew

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

Feverfew do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant feverfew in Alexandria is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant feverfew and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your feverfew may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your feverfew indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Alexandria. You should expect an average low temperature of -30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Alexandria and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Alexandria you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your feverfew in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Alexandria

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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