When to Plant Bachelor Buttons in South Jordan, UT

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.

In South Jordan you can estimate when to plant bachelor buttons by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Bachelor Buttons

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

Bachelor Buttons do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant bachelor buttons
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant bachelor buttons
Probably not a good time to plant bachelor buttons

The earliest that you can plant bachelor buttons in South Jordan 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 bachelor buttons and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your bachelor buttons may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bachelor buttons indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in South Jordan. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for South Jordan is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in South Jordan you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your bachelor buttons if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for South Jordan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

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

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