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 Fayetteville you can determine when it's a good idea to plant crossandra by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

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

Since crossandra require warm weather it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The last month that you can plant crossandra and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your crossandra may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your crossandra indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Fayetteville. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fayetteville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Fayetteville you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your crossandra in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fayetteville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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