The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's a good idea to plant saxifraga in Texarkana by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Saxifraga

Frost tolerance for saxifraga:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Saxifraga tend to make it in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant saxifraga in Texarkana is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant saxifraga and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your saxifraga may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your saxifraga indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Texarkana. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Texarkana may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Texarkana last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your saxifraga in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Texarkana

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.

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