One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Commerce City should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Crassula

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

Since crassula do not do well in cold weather it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Commerce City 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 crassula and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your crassula may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your crassula indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Commerce City. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Commerce City may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Commerce City last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your crassula if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Commerce City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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