One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant dusty miller in Baxter by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dusty Miller

Frost tolerance for dusty miller:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Dusty Miller do ok in a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant dusty miller in Baxter 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 dusty miller and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your dusty miller may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dusty miller indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Baxter the average date of last frost happens on May 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Baxter 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 Baxter you get a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your dusty miller if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Baxter

Here is the info for USDA Zone 3b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-35°F
Highest Expected Low	-30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -30°F.

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