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 it's possible to plant amaranthus in Morgantown by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Amaranthus

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant amaranthus until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant amaranthus in Morgantown 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 amaranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your amaranthus may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your amaranthus indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Morgantown. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Morgantown is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Morgantown last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your amaranthus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Morgantown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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