One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your 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 USDA zone info for Boonville should be used to estimate when to plant argyranthemum.

Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

Frost tolerance for argyranthemum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since argyranthemum are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Boonville 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 argyranthemum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your argyranthemum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your argyranthemum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Boonville. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Boonville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Boonville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your argyranthemum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Boonville

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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