One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

In Greenacres you can figure out when it's possible to plant cerastium by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cerastium

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

Cerastium are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Greenacres. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Greenacres is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Greenacres last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your cerastium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Greenacres

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Greenacres

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