One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In High Point you can figure out when you can plant artemesia by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Artemesia

Frost tolerance for artemesia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant artemesia just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant artemesia in High Point is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant artemesia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your artemesia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your artemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in High Point. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for High Point is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in High Point you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your artemesia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for High Point

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 Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 High Point

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