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

The earliest that you can plant clover in Arnold should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Clover

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

Clover do well in very little cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Arnold. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Arnold is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Arnold it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your clover if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Arnold

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Arnold

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