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.

It's a good idea to determine when to plant iresene by referring to the USDA zone info for Muskogee.

Planting Calendar for Iresene

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

You should not plant iresene until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant iresene in Muskogee 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. If you wait any later than that and your iresene may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your iresene indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Muskogee. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Muskogee is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Muskogee it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to protect your iresene if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Muskogee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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