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.

A way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant scarlet pimpernels is to use the USDA zone info for Crystal City.

Planting Calendar for Scarlet Pimpernels

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

Since scarlet pimpernels are barely cold tolerant you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Crystal City. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Crystal City is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Crystal City you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your scarlet pimpernels in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Crystal City

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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