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 Madisonville you can figure out when it's possible to plant doronicum by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Doronicum

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

Since doronicum are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant doronicum in Madisonville 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 doronicum and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your doronicum may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your doronicum indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Madisonville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Madisonville is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Madisonville there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your doronicum in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Madisonville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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