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

You can determine when you can plant stevia in Nevada by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Stevia

Frost tolerance for stevia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

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

The earliest that you can plant stevia in Nevada 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 stevia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your stevia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your stevia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Nevada is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Nevada last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your stevia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Nevada

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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