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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Conway you will be able to figure out when to plant cleome.

Planting Calendar for Cleome

Frost tolerance for cleome:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

You should not plant cleome until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant cleome in Conway 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 cleome and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cleome may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your cleome indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Conway is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Conway you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your cleome in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Conway

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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