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

In Hope you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant chrysocephalum by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chrysocephalum

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

It's not a good idea to plant chrysocephalum until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Hope. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hope is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hope it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your chrysocephalum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hope

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 Hope

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