One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

You should be able to figure out when it's possible to plant ageratum by using the USDA zone info for Church Hill.

Planting Calendar for Ageratum

Frost tolerance for ageratum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant ageratum until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant ageratum in Church Hill 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 ageratum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your ageratum may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your ageratum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Church Hill. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Church Hill and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Church Hill there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your ageratum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Church Hill

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Church Hill

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