One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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 crossandra in Ocoee should be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

Frost tolerance for crossandra:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant crossandra until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

The last month that you can plant crossandra and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your crossandra may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your crossandra indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Ocoee. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ocoee may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Ocoee there is a last frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your crossandra if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ocoee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Ocoee

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