When to Plant Crossandra in Justice, IL

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.

The best time to plant crossandra in Justice should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Crossandra

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

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

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

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Justice. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Justice is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Justice you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your crossandra if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Justice

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.

Plants to Grow in Justice

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Justice.