When to Plant Stoneseed in Pine Bluff, AR

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.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's possible to plant stoneseed by referring to the USDA zone info for Pine Bluff.


Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

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

Stoneseed are not cold tolerant which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant stoneseed
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant stoneseed
Probably not a good time to plant stoneseed

The earliest that you can plant stoneseed in Pine Bluff 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 stoneseed and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your stoneseed may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your stoneseed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Pine Bluff. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pine Bluff is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pine Bluff you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your stoneseed in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pine Bluff

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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.

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