One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Evansdale you will be able to figure out when it's possible to plant euphorbia.

Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

Frost tolerance for euphorbia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant euphorbia slightly earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Evansdale is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your euphorbia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your euphorbia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Evansdale. You should expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Evansdale is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Evansdale there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your euphorbia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Evansdale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

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

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