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

In Kings Mountain you can figure out when you can plant scarlet pimpernels by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scarlet Pimpernels

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

Scarlet Pimpernels do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant scarlet pimpernels in Kings Mountain 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 scarlet pimpernels and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your scarlet pimpernels may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your scarlet pimpernels indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Kings Mountain. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Kings Mountain may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Kings Mountain there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your scarlet pimpernels in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kings Mountain

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.

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