Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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 figure out when it's possible to plant missouri primrose in Shelby by using 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 little earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Shelby 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. If you wait any later than that and your missouri primrose may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your missouri primrose indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Shelby the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Shelby is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Shelby it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your missouri primrose in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Shelby

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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