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 should be able to figure out when you can plant argyranthemum by looking at the USDA zone info for Hanover.

Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

Frost tolerance for argyranthemum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant argyranthemum until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Hanover 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 argyranthemum and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your argyranthemum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your argyranthemum indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Hanover the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hanover may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Hanover you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your argyranthemum in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hanover

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

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