One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant nolana is to check out the USDA zone info for Crossett.

Planting Calendar for Nolana

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

Nolana require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nolana in Crossett 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 nolana and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nolana may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your nolana indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Crossett. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Crossett may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Crossett you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so always be ready to protect your nolana if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Crossett

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Crossett

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Crossett.