Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when it's possible to plant iresene by referring to the USDA zone info for Kinston.

Planting Calendar for Iresene

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

You can not plant iresene until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant iresene in Kinston 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 iresene and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your iresene may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your iresene indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Kinston. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Kinston may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Kinston you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your iresene in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kinston

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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