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

In Hagerstown you can determine when you can plant santolina by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Santolina

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

Santolina can survive in cold weather which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Hagerstown. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hagerstown is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Hagerstown it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your santolina if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hagerstown

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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