One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Carl Junction you can estimate when you can plant alternaria by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Alternaria

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

Since alternaria require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Carl Junction. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Carl Junction is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Carl Junction last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your alternaria in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Carl Junction

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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