One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

You can determine when you can plant pyrethrum in Liberty by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pyrethrum

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

Pyrethrum do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant pyrethrum in Liberty 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 pyrethrum and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your pyrethrum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your pyrethrum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Liberty. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Liberty is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Liberty there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your pyrethrum in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Liberty

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 Liberty

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