Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when you can plant armeria in Rice Lake by reviewing 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.

You can plant armeria quite a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant armeria in Rice Lake 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 armeria and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your armeria may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your armeria indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Rice Lake. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Rice Lake and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Rice Lake last frost occurs after May 15 so always be ready to cover your armeria in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rice Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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