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

The best time to plant iresene in Pickerington should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Iresene

Frost tolerance for iresene:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since iresene are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Pickerington may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Pickerington you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your iresene in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pickerington

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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