One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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 plectranthus in Sylvester can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

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

Since plectranthus require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Sylvester is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your plectranthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Sylvester. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sylvester is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Sylvester last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your plectranthus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sylvester

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Sylvester

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