The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Mentor can be looked at to estimate when you can plant argyranthemum.

Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

Frost tolerance for argyranthemum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You can not plant argyranthemum until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Mentor 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 argyranthemum and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your argyranthemum may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your argyranthemum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mentor. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mentor may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Mentor last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your argyranthemum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mentor

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 Mentor

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