The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when you can plant armeria is to look at the USDA zone info for Grants.

Planting Calendar for Armeria

Frost tolerance for armeria:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Armeria tend to make it in cold weather which means that you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Grants. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Grants may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Grants it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your armeria in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Grants

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.

Plants to Grow in Grants

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