Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant garden mums is to refer to the USDA zone info for Angleton.

Planting Calendar for Garden Mums

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

Garden Mums are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant garden mums in Angleton is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant garden mums and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your garden mums may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your garden mums indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Angleton. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Angleton is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Angleton you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your garden mums if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Angleton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Angleton

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