Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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.

A way of figuring out when you can plant euphorbia is to use the USDA zone info for Gonzales.

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.

Euphorbia do ok in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Gonzales 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 euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your euphorbia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your euphorbia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Gonzales. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Gonzales is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Gonzales you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your euphorbia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Gonzales

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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