When to Plant Crassula in Freeburg, IL

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

It's possible to estimate when you can plant crassula by using the USDA zone info for Freeburg.


Planting Calendar for Crassula

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

You should not plant crassula until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Freeburg 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. Any later than that and your crassula may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your crassula indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Freeburg. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Freeburg is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Freeburg there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your crassula if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Freeburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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