The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Kenai can be reffered to in order to figure out when you can plant plectranthus.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

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

You really shouldn't plant plectranthus until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Kenai is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant plectranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your plectranthus may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your plectranthus indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Kenai. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Kenai is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Kenai it frosts late in the year after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your plectranthus in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kenai

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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