One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant fanflower in Belton should be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Fanflower

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

Fanflower do not do well in cold weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant fanflower in Belton 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 fanflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your fanflower may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your fanflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Belton. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Belton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Belton last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your fanflower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Belton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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