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.

The first chance to plant sweet williams in Aztec should be estimated by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Williams

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

You can plant sweet williams a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant sweet williams in Aztec 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 sweet williams and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your sweet williams may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your sweet williams indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Aztec. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Aztec is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Aztec there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your sweet williams if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Aztec

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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