One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

It's possible to figure out when you can plant artemesia by referring to the USDA zone info for Liberty.

Planting Calendar for Artemesia

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

Artemesia tend to make it in some cold which tells us that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant artemesia in Liberty 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 artemesia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your artemesia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your artemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Liberty. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Liberty is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Liberty you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your artemesia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Liberty

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.

Plants to Grow in Liberty

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Liberty.