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 Belton you can determine when it's the best time to plant asters by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Asters

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

You can plant asters a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant asters in Belton is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant asters and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your asters may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your asters indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Belton. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Belton is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Belton you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your asters if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Belton

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.

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