The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out 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 Vandergrift should be read to figure out when it's the best time to plant crassula.

Planting Calendar for Crassula

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

Crassula require warm weather which tells us that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Vandergrift 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 crassula and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your crassula may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your crassula indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Vandergrift. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Vandergrift is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Vandergrift last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your crassula if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Vandergrift

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

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

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