One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when you can plant artemesia by checking out the USDA zone info for Shawnee.

Planting Calendar for Artemesia

Frost tolerance for artemesia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Artemesia do ok in some cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant artemesia in Shawnee is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Shawnee. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Shawnee is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Shawnee you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your artemesia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Shawnee

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.

Plants to Grow in Shawnee

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