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 should be able to estimate when it's possible to plant ageratum by referring to the USDA zone info for Powell.

Planting Calendar for Ageratum

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

You can not plant ageratum until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant ageratum in Powell 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 ageratum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your ageratum may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your ageratum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Powell. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Powell is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Powell you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your ageratum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Powell

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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