The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. 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 figure out when it's the best time to plant mecardonia by looking at the USDA zone info for Swainsboro.

Planting Calendar for Mecardonia

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

Since mecardonia require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Swainsboro is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Swainsboro you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your mecardonia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Swainsboro

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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