One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Walker it's a good idea to figure out when it's possible to plant crossandra.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

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

Since crossandra require warm weather you have to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in Walker 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. Any later than that and your crossandra may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your crossandra indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Walker. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Walker is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Walker it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your crossandra in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Walker

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 Walker

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