Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when you can plant candytuft is to examine the USDA zone info for Farmersville.

Planting Calendar for Candytuft

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

You can plant candytuft a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant candytuft in Farmersville is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant candytuft and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your candytuft may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your candytuft indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Farmersville. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Farmersville is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Farmersville last frost occurs after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your candytuft if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Farmersville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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