One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Jacksonville you can figure out when to plant trachelium by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

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

It's a bad idea to plant trachelium until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Jacksonville 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 trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your trachelium may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your trachelium indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Jacksonville. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Jacksonville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Jacksonville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your trachelium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jacksonville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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