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.

The USDA zone info for Union should be reviewed to estimate when you can plant argyranthemum.

Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

Frost tolerance for argyranthemum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Argyranthemum require warm weather which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Union 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 argyranthemum and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your argyranthemum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your argyranthemum indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Union and it is different every year. Half of the time in Union you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your argyranthemum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Union

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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