When to Plant Crassula in Burlington, IA

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.

The USDA zone info for Burlington should be read to estimate when it's possible to plant crassula.


Planting Calendar for Crassula

Frost tolerance for crassula: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Since crassula do not do well in cold weather it is necessary to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant crassula
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant crassula
Probably not a good time to plant crassula

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Burlington 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 crassula and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your crassula may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your crassula indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Burlington. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Burlington is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Burlington you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your crassula if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Burlington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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