One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant anagallis in Cambridge should be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Anagallis

Frost tolerance for anagallis:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Anagallis do well in a tiny bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant anagallis in Cambridge 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 anagallis and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your anagallis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your anagallis indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Cambridge may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Cambridge you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your anagallis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cambridge

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.

Plants to Grow in Cambridge

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Cambridge.