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.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant melampodium by checking out the USDA zone info for Mineral Wells.

Planting Calendar for Melampodium

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

Since melampodium are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant melampodium in Mineral Wells 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 melampodium and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your melampodium may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your melampodium indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Mineral Wells. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Mineral Wells is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Mineral Wells you get a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your melampodium if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mineral Wells

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.

Plants to Grow in Mineral Wells

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Mineral Wells.