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

A way of estimating when it's the best time to plant euphorbia is to check out the USDA zone info for La Grange.

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 just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in La Grange 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. Any later than that and your euphorbia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your euphorbia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In La Grange the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

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 La Grange and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in La Grange it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your euphorbia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for La Grange

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.

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