Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Morgan City it's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant crassula.

Planting Calendar for Crassula

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

You really shouldn't plant crassula until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Morgan City 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 crassula and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your crassula may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your crassula indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Morgan City the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Morgan City is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Morgan City last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your crassula if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Morgan City

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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