One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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 Chittenango should be looked at to determine when it's the best time to plant primroses.

Planting Calendar for Primroses

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

Since primroses are very cold tolerant you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant primroses in Chittenango 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 primroses and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your primroses may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your primroses indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Chittenango. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Chittenango is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Chittenango it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your primroses in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Chittenango

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Chittenango

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