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

The USDA zone info for Melvindale can be used to estimate when you can plant cerastium.

Planting Calendar for Cerastium

Frost tolerance for cerastium:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant cerastium a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant cerastium in Melvindale 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 cerastium and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your cerastium may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your cerastium indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Melvindale. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Melvindale is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Melvindale you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your cerastium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Melvindale

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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