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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Colorado City it's possible to determine when it's possible to plant money plant.

Planting Calendar for Money Plant

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

You can plant money plant a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant money plant in Colorado City 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 money plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your money plant may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your money plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Colorado City. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Colorado City is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Colorado City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your money plant if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Colorado City

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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