One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

In Oakwood you can determine when it's a good idea to plant coreopsis by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Coreopsis

Frost tolerance for coreopsis:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant coreopsis a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant coreopsis in Oakwood 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 coreopsis and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your coreopsis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your coreopsis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Oakwood. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Oakwood is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Oakwood you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your coreopsis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oakwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Oakwood

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