When to Plant Alyssum in Sedalia, MO

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.

It's possible to determine when to plant alyssum by looking at the USDA zone info for Sedalia.


Planting Calendar for Alyssum

Frost tolerance for alyssum: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant alyssum a lot earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

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

The earliest that you can plant alyssum in Sedalia 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 alyssum and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your alyssum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your alyssum indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sedalia is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Sedalia you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your alyssum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sedalia

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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