One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant iresene in Valdosta by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Iresene

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant iresene until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Valdosta. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Valdosta is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Valdosta there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your iresene in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Valdosta

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.

Plants to Grow in Valdosta

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