When to Plant Tritoma in Germantown, TN

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.

You can determine when to plant tritoma in Germantown by looking at 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.

Tritoma do well in cold which means that you can plant them a quite a bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant tritoma
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant tritoma
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The earliest that you can plant tritoma in Germantown 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. Any later than that and your tritoma may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your tritoma indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Germantown. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Germantown is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Germantown it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your tritoma in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Germantown

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.

Plants to Grow in Germantown

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