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.

The first opportunity to plant armeria in Hyrum should be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Armeria

Frost tolerance for armeria:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Armeria do well in cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Hyrum. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hyrum is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Hyrum last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your armeria in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hyrum

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Hyrum

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