One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

In Hugo you can estimate when it's possible to plant armeria by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Armeria

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

You can plant armeria much earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant armeria in Hugo 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 armeria and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your armeria may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your armeria indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Hugo. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hugo is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hugo it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to protect your armeria in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hugo

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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