One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

In Niagara Falls you can determine when you can plant anemone by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Anemone

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

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

The earliest that you can plant anemone in Niagara Falls 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 anemone and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your anemone may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your anemone indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Niagara Falls. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Niagara Falls is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Niagara Falls there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your anemone if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Niagara Falls

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 Niagara Falls

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