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.

By using the USDA zone info for Moberly it's a good idea to determine when to plant alstromeria.

Planting Calendar for Alstromeria

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

Alstromeria can survive in some cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant alstromeria in Moberly 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 alstromeria and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your alstromeria may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your alstromeria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Moberly. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Moberly is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Moberly you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your alstromeria in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Moberly

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.

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