One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Pascagoula you can figure out when you can plant tritoma by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Tritoma

Frost tolerance for tritoma:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant tritoma a lot earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant tritoma in Pascagoula is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant tritoma and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your tritoma may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your tritoma indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Pascagoula. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pascagoula is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Pascagoula there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your tritoma if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pascagoula

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.

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