One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when it's the best time to plant trachelium by reviewing the USDA zone info for Mcdonough.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

Frost tolerance for trachelium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since trachelium are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Mcdonough 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 trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your trachelium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your trachelium indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Mcdonough. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mcdonough is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Mcdonough there is a last frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your trachelium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mcdonough

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 Mcdonough

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Mcdonough.