One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

You can estimate when to plant anise in League City by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Anise

Frost tolerance for anise:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant anise just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant anise in League City 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 anise and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your anise may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your anise indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in League City. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for League City is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in League City you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your anise if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for League City

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.

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