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 it's a good idea to plant osteospermum in Eagle Mountain by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Osteospermum

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

You can plant osteospermum a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant osteospermum in Eagle Mountain 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 osteospermum and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your osteospermum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your osteospermum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Eagle Mountain. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Eagle Mountain is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Eagle Mountain you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your osteospermum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eagle Mountain

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Eagle Mountain

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