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.

The earliest that you can plant maltese cross in Osceola can be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Maltese Cross

Frost tolerance for maltese cross:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since maltese cross do well in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant maltese cross in Osceola 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 maltese cross and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your maltese cross may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your maltese cross indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Osceola. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Osceola may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Osceola it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your maltese cross in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Osceola

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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