One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the 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.

You will be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant trifolium by looking at the USDA zone info for Bastrop.

Planting Calendar for Trifolium

Frost tolerance for trifolium:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Trifolium do ok in moderate cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant trifolium in Bastrop 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 trifolium and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your trifolium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your trifolium indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Bastrop. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bastrop is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bastrop it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your trifolium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bastrop

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Bastrop

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Bastrop.