One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when you can plant crassula is to check out the USDA zone info for Live Oak.

Planting Calendar for Crassula

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

Since crassula do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Live Oak is March. However, you really should wait until April 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. If you wait any later than that and your crassula may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your crassula indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Live Oak the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Live Oak is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Live Oak you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your crassula in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Live Oak

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.

Plants to Grow in Live Oak

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