When to Plant Tritoma in Elkton, MD

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.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant tritoma in Elkton by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Tritoma

Frost tolerance for tritoma: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant tritoma earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant tritoma in Elkton 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 tritoma and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your tritoma may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your tritoma indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Elkton. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Elkton is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Elkton last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your tritoma if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Elkton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

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

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