Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Cairo you can estimate when it's possible to plant euphorbia by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

Frost tolerance for euphorbia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since euphorbia do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Cairo 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 euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your euphorbia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your euphorbia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Cairo the average date of last frost happens on March 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Cairo is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Cairo it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your euphorbia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cairo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

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