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.

It's possible to determine when it's possible to plant bachelor buttons by reviewing the USDA zone info for Sweetwater.

Planting Calendar for Bachelor Buttons

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

You can plant bachelor buttons a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant bachelor buttons in Sweetwater 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 bachelor buttons and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bachelor buttons may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your bachelor buttons indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Sweetwater the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Sweetwater may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Sweetwater last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your bachelor buttons if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sweetwater

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 Sweetwater

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sweetwater.