One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

By using the USDA zone info for Dayton it's possible to determine when you can plant pyrethrum.

Planting Calendar for Pyrethrum

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

Since pyrethrum do well in moderate cold you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant pyrethrum in Dayton 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 pyrethrum and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your pyrethrum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pyrethrum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Dayton. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dayton is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Dayton you get a frost after May 15 so always be ready to protect your pyrethrum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dayton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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