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

One way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant crossandra is to refer to the USDA zone info for Tehachapi.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

Frost tolerance for crossandra:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You really shouldn't plant crossandra until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Tehachapi. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Tehachapi and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Tehachapi last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your crossandra if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tehachapi

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Tehachapi

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