Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In New Prague you can determine when it's the best time to plant artemesia by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Artemesia

Frost tolerance for artemesia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Artemesia do well in a tiny bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant artemesia in New Prague is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in New Prague. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for New Prague may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in New Prague you get a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your artemesia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Prague

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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