Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Darlington you can estimate when it's the best time to plant artemesia by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Artemesia

Frost tolerance for artemesia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Artemesia do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant artemesia in Darlington is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant artemesia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your artemesia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your artemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Darlington. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Darlington is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Darlington there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your artemesia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Darlington

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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