When to Plant Stoneseed in Youngsville, LA

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

You can figure out when you can plant stoneseed in Youngsville by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

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

You really shouldn't plant stoneseed until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant stoneseed
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant stoneseed
Probably not a good time to plant stoneseed

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Youngsville. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Youngsville is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Youngsville you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your stoneseed if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Youngsville

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 Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°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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