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

In Chillicothe you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant fanflower by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Fanflower

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

Since fanflower are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant fanflower in Chillicothe 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 fanflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your fanflower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your fanflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Chillicothe. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Chillicothe may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Chillicothe you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your fanflower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Chillicothe

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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