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

A common way of making a decision about when you can plant argyranthemum is to refer to the USDA zone info for Fletcher.

Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant argyranthemum until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Fletcher 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. If you wait any later than that and your argyranthemum may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your argyranthemum indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Fletcher. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fletcher is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Fletcher it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to protect your argyranthemum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fletcher

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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