One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

One way of estimating when it's possible to plant alternanthera is to check out the USDA zone info for Buckley.

Planting Calendar for Alternanthera

Frost tolerance for alternanthera:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant alternanthera until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant alternanthera in Buckley 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 alternanthera and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your alternanthera may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your alternanthera indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Buckley. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Buckley is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Buckley you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your alternanthera in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Buckley

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.

Plants to Grow in Buckley

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