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.

The best time to plant twinspur in Craig should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Twinspur

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

Twinspur tend to make it in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The last month that you can plant twinspur and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your twinspur may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your twinspur indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Craig. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Craig is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Craig it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to cover your twinspur in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Craig

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

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

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