Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Eudora you can determine when to plant tritoma by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Tritoma

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

Since tritoma are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Eudora. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Eudora is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Eudora last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your tritoma in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eudora

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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