When to Plant Arctotis in Schuylkill Haven, PA

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.

You should be able to figure out when you can plant arctotis by checking out the USDA zone info for Schuylkill Haven.


Planting Calendar for Arctotis

Frost tolerance for arctotis: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Arctotis can survive in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant arctotis
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant arctotis
Probably not a good time to plant arctotis

The earliest that you can plant arctotis in Schuylkill Haven 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 arctotis and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your arctotis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your arctotis 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 Schuylkill Haven. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Schuylkill Haven is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Schuylkill Haven you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your arctotis in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Schuylkill Haven

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 Low0°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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