When to Plant Crassula in Lake Havasu City, AZ

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Lake Havasu City can be reffered to in order to figure out when it's a good idea to plant crassula.


Planting Calendar for Crassula

Frost tolerance for crassula: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

Since crassula are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Lake Havasu 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 crassula and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your crassula may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your crassula indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Lake Havasu City. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Lake Havasu City is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Havasu City there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your crassula if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Havasu City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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