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.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant canna in Moody by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Canna

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant canna until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant canna in Moody 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 canna and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your canna may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your canna indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Moody. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Moody is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Moody you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your canna if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Moody

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.

Plants to Grow in Moody

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