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

The earliest that you can plant arctotis in Festus should be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Arctotis

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

Arctotis do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Festus may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Festus there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your arctotis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Festus

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.

Plants to Grow in Festus

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