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.

In Vermilion you can figure out when it's possible to plant axilflower by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Axilflower

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

It's a bad idea to plant axilflower until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant axilflower in Vermilion 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 axilflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your axilflower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your axilflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Vermilion. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Vermilion is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Vermilion you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your axilflower if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Vermilion

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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