Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant scabiosa in Ironton by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scabiosa

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

Scabiosa do ok in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant scabiosa in Ironton 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 scabiosa and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your scabiosa may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scabiosa indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Ironton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Ironton last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your scabiosa if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ironton

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 Ironton

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