The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Mendota you can estimate when you can plant chrysocephalum by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chrysocephalum

Frost tolerance for chrysocephalum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Chrysocephalum do not do well in cold weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant chrysocephalum in Mendota 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 chrysocephalum and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your chrysocephalum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your chrysocephalum indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mendota is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Mendota last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your chrysocephalum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mendota

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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