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 figure out when it's the best time to plant primroses by reviewing the USDA zone info for Campbell.

Planting Calendar for Primroses

Frost tolerance for primroses:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant primroses quite a bit earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant primroses in Campbell 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 primroses and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your primroses may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your primroses indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Campbell is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Campbell last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your primroses if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Campbell

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 Campbell

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