When to Plant Euphorbia in Powder Springs, GA

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.

In Powder Springs you can determine when you can plant euphorbia by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

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

Euphorbia are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant euphorbia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant euphorbia
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The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Powder Springs 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 euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your euphorbia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your euphorbia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Powder Springs the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Powder Springs may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Powder Springs you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your euphorbia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Powder Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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