One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 USDA zone info for Wellington should be reviewed to figure out when you can plant crassula.

Planting Calendar for Crassula

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

It's not a good idea to plant crassula until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Wellington 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. Any later than that and your crassula may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your crassula indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Wellington the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Wellington is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Wellington it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your crassula if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wellington

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.

Plants to Grow in Wellington

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