When to Plant Missouri Primrose in North Augusta, SC

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 North Augusta you can figure out when to plant missouri primrose by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Missouri Primrose

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

Missouri Primrose do ok in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant missouri primrose
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The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in North Augusta 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 missouri primrose and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your missouri primrose may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your missouri primrose indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in North Augusta. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for North Augusta is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in North Augusta last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your missouri primrose if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Augusta

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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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