When to Plant Melampodium in Zone 1a

One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The first opportunity to plant melampodium in Zone 1a should be figured out by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Melampodium

Frost tolerance for melampodium: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Melampodium require warm weather which means that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant melampodium
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant melampodium
Probably not a good time to plant melampodium

The earliest that you can plant melampodium in Zone 1a is June. However, you really should wait until July if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant melampodium and expect a good harvest is probably July. If you wait any later than that and your melampodium may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your melampodium indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on June 15 in Zone 1a. You should expect an average low temperature of -60°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Zone 1a is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Zone 1a last frost occurs after June 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your melampodium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Zone 1a

Here is the info for USDA Zone 1a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)June 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)July 15
Lowest Expected Low-60°F
Highest Expected Low-55°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -60°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -55°F.

Plants to Grow in Zone 1a

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Zone 1a.