Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to figure out when you can plant doronicum by checking out the USDA zone info for Ogdensburg.

Planting Calendar for Doronicum

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

Since doronicum are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant doronicum in Ogdensburg is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant doronicum and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your doronicum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your doronicum indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Ogdensburg the average date of last frost happens on May 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Ogdensburg and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Ogdensburg there is a last frost after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your doronicum in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ogdensburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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