One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when you can plant money plant is to look at the USDA zone info for Virginia.

Planting Calendar for Money Plant

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

Money Plant are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Virginia. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -35°F.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Virginia and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Virginia there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to cover your money plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Virginia

Here is the info for USDA Zone 3b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-35°F
Highest Expected Low	-30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -30°F.

Plants to Grow in Virginia

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Virginia.