When to Plant Armeria in Belmont, NC

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when to plant armeria in Belmont by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Armeria

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

Armeria do ok in cold weather which means that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant armeria
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant armeria
Probably not a good time to plant armeria

The earliest that you can plant armeria in Belmont 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 armeria and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your armeria may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your armeria indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Belmont the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Belmont is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Belmont you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your armeria in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Belmont

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.

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