The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine 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 estimating when to plant amaranthus is to check out the USDA zone info for Oak Ridge.

Planting Calendar for Amaranthus

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

It's a bad idea to plant amaranthus until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant amaranthus in Oak Ridge 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 amaranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your amaranthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your amaranthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Oak Ridge is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Oak Ridge you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your amaranthus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Oak Ridge

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 Oak Ridge

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