One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Brandon you can figure out when you can plant feverfew by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Feverfew

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

Feverfew do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant feverfew in Brandon 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 feverfew and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your feverfew may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your feverfew indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Brandon is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Brandon last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your feverfew if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brandon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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