The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Fall River you can estimate when to plant mecardonia by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Mecardonia

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

It's not a good idea to plant mecardonia until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant mecardonia in Fall River 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 mecardonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your mecardonia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your mecardonia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Fall River. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fall River is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Fall River it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your mecardonia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fall River

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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