One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your 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.

A way of determining when it's a good idea to plant tritoma is to examine the USDA zone info for Conway.

Planting Calendar for Tritoma

Frost tolerance for tritoma:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Tritoma tend to make it in pretty solid cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant tritoma in Conway 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your tritoma may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your tritoma indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Conway the average date of last frost happens on April 15. 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 can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Conway you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your tritoma if you have a 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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