Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Fort Stockton you can determine when it's the best time to plant fanflower by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Fanflower

Frost tolerance for fanflower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Fanflower require warm weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant fanflower in Fort Stockton 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 fanflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your fanflower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your fanflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Fort Stockton. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fort Stockton 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 Fort Stockton you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your fanflower in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Stockton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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