One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant plectranthus is to refer to the USDA zone info for Eagar.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

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

You can not plant plectranthus until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Eagar 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 plectranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your plectranthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your plectranthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Eagar. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Eagar is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Eagar last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your plectranthus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eagar

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Eagar

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