When to Plant Crossandra in Hillview, KY

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when to plant crossandra is to refer to the USDA zone info for Hillview.


Planting Calendar for Crossandra

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

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Hillview 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 few weeks earlier by starting your crossandra indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Hillview. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hillview is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hillview you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your crossandra if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hillview

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 Low0°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.

Plants to Grow in Hillview

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