One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Walkertown can be used to figure out when it's a good idea to plant artichokes.

Planting Calendar for Artichokes

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

Artichokes do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant artichokes in Walkertown 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 artichokes and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your artichokes may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your artichokes indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Walkertown may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Walkertown it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your artichokes in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Walkertown

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 Walkertown

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Walkertown.