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.

One way of determining when to plant money plant is to consult the USDA zone info for Nogales.

Planting Calendar for Money Plant

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

Money Plant are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant money plant in Nogales 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 really do well. Starting your money plant indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Nogales is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Nogales you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your money plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Nogales

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.

Plants to Grow in Nogales

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