The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. 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 figure out when it's possible to plant tagetes by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Tagetes

Frost tolerance for tagetes:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since tagetes are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant tagetes in Niagara Falls 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 tagetes and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your tagetes may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your tagetes indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Niagara Falls. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Niagara Falls is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Niagara Falls last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your tagetes 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.

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