One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. 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 determining when it's a good idea to plant missouri primrose is to look at the USDA zone info for Cobleskill.

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 some cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Cobleskill 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your missouri primrose may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your missouri primrose indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Cobleskill is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Cobleskill last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your missouri primrose if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cobleskill

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 Cobleskill

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