Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Fultondale you can estimate when to plant crossandra by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

Frost tolerance for crossandra:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Crossandra are not cold tolerant which tells us that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in Fultondale 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 crossandra and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your crossandra may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your crossandra indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Fultondale. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Fultondale is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Fultondale you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your crossandra if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fultondale

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 Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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.

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