The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when you can plant euphorbia in Mascoutah by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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 do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Mascoutah 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. If you wait any later than that and your euphorbia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your euphorbia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Mascoutah. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mascoutah is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Mascoutah you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your euphorbia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mascoutah

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

Plants to Grow in Mascoutah

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