The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant missouri primrose in Albany should be estimated by checking out 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.

Since missouri primrose are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Albany 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your missouri primrose may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your missouri primrose indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Albany is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Albany you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your missouri primrose in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Albany

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Albany

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