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 Bellbrook you can figure out when it's possible to plant alternaria by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Alternaria

Frost tolerance for alternaria:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

You really shouldn't plant alternaria until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant alternaria in Bellbrook 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 alternaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your alternaria may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your alternaria indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Bellbrook. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Bellbrook is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bellbrook it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your alternaria in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bellbrook

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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