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

The earliest that you can plant alternaria in Greenville can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Alternaria

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

Alternaria are not cold tolerant which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant alternaria in Greenville 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 alternaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your alternaria may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your alternaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Greenville. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Greenville is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Greenville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your alternaria if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Greenville

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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