The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Marathon can be reffered to in order to figure out when it's a good idea to plant mecardonia.

Planting Calendar for Mecardonia

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

Since mecardonia do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant mecardonia in Marathon 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 mecardonia and expect a good harvest is probably November. Any later than that and your mecardonia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your mecardonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Marathon it never frosts. You should expect an average low temperature of 45°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Marathon is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since it never frosts in Marathon you do not have to be ready to protect your mecardonia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Marathon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 11b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	Never
Lowest Expected Low	45°F
Highest Expected Low	50°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 45°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 50°F.

Plants to Grow in Marathon

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