Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant axilflower in Elmira should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Axilflower

Frost tolerance for axilflower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant axilflower until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant axilflower in Elmira 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 axilflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your axilflower may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your axilflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Elmira. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Elmira is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Elmira it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your axilflower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Elmira

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Elmira

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