One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when to plant argyranthemum is to look at the USDA zone info for Loudon.

Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

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

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

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Loudon 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 argyranthemum and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your argyranthemum may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your argyranthemum indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Loudon. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Loudon may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Loudon it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your argyranthemum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Loudon

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 Loudon

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