Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant tritoma is to examine the USDA zone info for Valdosta.

Planting Calendar for Tritoma

Frost tolerance for tritoma:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Tritoma can survive in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant tritoma in Valdosta 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 tritoma and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your tritoma may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your tritoma indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Valdosta is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Valdosta you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your tritoma if you have a 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.

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