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 it's a good idea to plant argyranthemum by reviewing the USDA zone info for Pittston.

Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

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

It's not a good idea to plant argyranthemum until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Pittston. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Pittston may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Pittston there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your argyranthemum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pittston

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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