One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant chrysanthemum in Allendale by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chrysanthemum

Frost tolerance for chrysanthemum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Chrysanthemum do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant chrysanthemum in Allendale 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 chrysanthemum and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your chrysanthemum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your chrysanthemum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Allendale. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Allendale is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Allendale it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your chrysanthemum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Allendale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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