Cold Hardy Annuals
What are some common annuals that can withstand light frosts? I'd like to get some stuff planted if possible.
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Pansies are the classic annual that tolerates frost and the stores will be full of them. Beyond that and harder to find sweet alyssum, violets (look at people's lawns in early spring and see how hardy the violets are), calendula, and cornflower are good choices.
The cold hardy ones tend to not like hot weather and fizzle out early. I replace the fizzled pansies with marigolds for the summer and fall. Then maybe put a few pansies back in fall to get through some of the winter.
Are you still having frost there, it's almost May! I plant pansies in early March, in may I will put the marigolds in.
The cold hardy ones tend to not like hot weather and fizzle out early. I replace the fizzled pansies with marigolds for the summer and fall. Then maybe put a few pansies back in fall to get through some of the winter.
Are you still having frost there, it's almost May! I plant pansies in early March, in may I will put the marigolds in.
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