Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden 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 you can plant trifolium is to examine the USDA zone info for Macon.

Planting Calendar for Trifolium

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

Trifolium do well in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant trifolium in Macon 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 trifolium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your trifolium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your trifolium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Macon. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Macon is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Macon you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your trifolium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Macon

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 Macon

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