The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant fanflower by reviewing the USDA zone info for Poughkeepsie.

Planting Calendar for Fanflower

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

Fanflower do not do well in cold weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant fanflower in Poughkeepsie 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 fanflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your fanflower may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your fanflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Poughkeepsie. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Poughkeepsie may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Poughkeepsie there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your fanflower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Poughkeepsie

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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