When to Plant Basket of Gold in Corinth, MS

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant basket of gold in Corinth by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Basket of Gold

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

Basket of Gold do well in cold which means that you can plant them a quite a bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Corinth. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Corinth is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Corinth you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your basket of gold if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Corinth

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Corinth

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