One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Bonne Terre you can estimate when it's possible to plant money plant by checking out the USDA zone info.

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 do well in moderate cold 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 Bonne Terre 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 money plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your money plant may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your money plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Bonne Terre the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Bonne Terre may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Bonne Terre it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your money plant if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bonne Terre

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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