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

In Fairmont you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant flower-of-an-hour by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Flower-of-an-Hour

Frost tolerance for flower-of-an-hour:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Flower-of-an-Hour are barely cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant flower-of-an-hour in Fairmont 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 flower-of-an-hour and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your flower-of-an-hour may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flower-of-an-hour indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Fairmont. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Fairmont is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Fairmont there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your flower-of-an-hour in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fairmont

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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