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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Hope Mills you will be able to determine when it's possible to plant missouri primrose.

Planting Calendar for Missouri Primrose

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

Missouri Primrose do well in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Hope Mills 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 missouri primrose and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your missouri primrose may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your missouri primrose indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Hope Mills the average date of last frost happens on March 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Hope Mills is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hope Mills it frosts late in the year after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your missouri primrose if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hope Mills

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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