One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Steubenville should be read to determine when to plant amaranthus.

Planting Calendar for Amaranthus

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant amaranthus until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Steubenville. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Steubenville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Steubenville there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your amaranthus in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Steubenville

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.

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