Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant sedum in Robinson can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sedum

Frost tolerance for sedum:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant sedum a lot earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant sedum in Robinson is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sedum and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your sedum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sedum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Robinson. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Robinson and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Robinson it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your sedum in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Robinson

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 Robinson

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