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.

A way of making a decision about when you can plant bachelor buttons is to refer to the USDA zone info for Buffalo.

Planting Calendar for Bachelor Buttons

Frost tolerance for bachelor buttons:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since bachelor buttons are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Buffalo. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Buffalo is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Buffalo last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your bachelor buttons in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Buffalo

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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