When to Plant Sweet Sultan in La Grange, TX

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In La Grange you can figure out when you can plant sweet sultan by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Sultan

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

Sweet Sultan can survive in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant sweet sultan
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweet sultan
Probably not a good time to plant sweet sultan

The earliest that you can plant sweet sultan in La Grange 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 sweet sultan and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your sweet sultan may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your sweet sultan indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for La Grange is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in La Grange you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your sweet sultan in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for La Grange

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 Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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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