One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant missouri primrose in New Carlisle should be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Missouri Primrose

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

You can plant missouri primrose a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in New Carlisle 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 missouri primrose and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your missouri primrose may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your missouri primrose indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in New Carlisle. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for New Carlisle and it is different every year. Since half of the time in New Carlisle it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your missouri primrose if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Carlisle

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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