One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant chinese chives in Buford by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chinese chives

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

Chinese chives are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant chinese chives in Buford 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 chinese chives and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your chinese chives may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your chinese chives indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Buford. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Buford is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Buford there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your chinese chives if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Buford

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Buford

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