When to Plant Tithonia in Maryville, MO

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant tithonia in Maryville can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Tithonia

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

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

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A good time to plant tithonia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant tithonia
Probably not a good time to plant tithonia

The earliest that you can plant tithonia in Maryville 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 tithonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your tithonia may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your tithonia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Maryville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Maryville is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Maryville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your tithonia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Maryville

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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