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.

A way of estimating when it's the best time to plant pyrethrum is to examine the USDA zone info for West Haverstraw.

Planting Calendar for Pyrethrum

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

Pyrethrum tend to make it in a little bit of cold which means that 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 pyrethrum in West Haverstraw 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 pyrethrum and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your pyrethrum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pyrethrum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in West Haverstraw. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for West Haverstraw may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in West Haverstraw you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your pyrethrum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West Haverstraw

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in West Haverstraw

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