One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant ageratum in Morris should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Ageratum

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant ageratum until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant ageratum in Morris 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 ageratum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your ageratum may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your ageratum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Morris. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Morris is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Morris you get a frost after May 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your ageratum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Morris

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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