The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when it's the best time to plant basket of gold is to look at the USDA zone info for Grovetown.

Planting Calendar for Basket of Gold

Frost tolerance for basket of gold:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Basket of Gold can survive in quite a bit of cold which means that you can plant them much earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant basket of gold in Grovetown 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 basket of gold and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your basket of gold may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your basket of gold indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Grovetown. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Grovetown is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Grovetown last frost occurs after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your basket of gold if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grovetown

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.

Plants to Grow in Grovetown

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