When to Plant Artemesia in Zone 1b

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 estimate when you can plant artemesia in Zone 1b by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Artemesia

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

Artemesia do well in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant artemesia in Zone 1b 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 artemesia and expect a good harvest is probably July. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your artemesia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your artemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is June 15 in Zone 1b. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -55°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Zone 1b is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Zone 1b last frost occurs after June 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your artemesia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Zone 1b

Here is the info for USDA Zone 1b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)June 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)July 15
Lowest Expected Low-55°F
Highest Expected Low-50°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -55°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -50°F.

Plants to Grow in Zone 1b

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