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

The first chance to plant trachelium in Queen Creek should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

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

You can not plant trachelium until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Queen Creek. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Queen Creek is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Queen Creek last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your trachelium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Queen Creek

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.

Plants to Grow in Queen Creek

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Queen Creek.