When to Plant Ageratum in Clarkston, WA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant ageratum in Clarkston should be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Ageratum

Frost tolerance for ageratum: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since ageratum require warm weather you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant ageratum in Clarkston 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 ageratum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your ageratum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your ageratum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Clarkston. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Clarkston is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Clarkston it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your ageratum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Clarkston

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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 10°F.

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