One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

In Ashland you can estimate when you can plant basket of gold by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Basket of Gold

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

Basket of Gold do ok in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant basket of gold in Ashland is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant basket of gold and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your basket of gold may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your basket of gold indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Ashland. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ashland is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Ashland last frost occurs after May 15 so always be ready to cover your basket of gold if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ashland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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