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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Absecon you will be able to determine when you can 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 ok in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Absecon 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. Any later than that and your missouri primrose may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your missouri primrose indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Absecon. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Absecon is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Absecon you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your missouri primrose in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Absecon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Absecon

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