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.

One way of figuring out when you can plant pyrethrum is to refer to the USDA zone info for Travelers Rest.

Planting Calendar for Pyrethrum

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

Pyrethrum do ok in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant pyrethrum in Travelers Rest 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. Any later than that and your pyrethrum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your pyrethrum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Travelers Rest. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Travelers Rest is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Travelers Rest it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your pyrethrum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Travelers Rest

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Travelers Rest

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