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 first chance to plant pyrethrum in Conway should be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pyrethrum

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

Pyrethrum are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Conway. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Conway is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Conway it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your pyrethrum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Conway

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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