One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant snow-in summer is to use the USDA zone info for Macon.

Planting Calendar for Snow-in Summer

Frost tolerance for snow-in summer:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant snow-in summer a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant snow-in summer in Macon 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 snow-in summer and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your snow-in summer may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your snow-in summer indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Macon. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Macon is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Macon it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your snow-in summer in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Macon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Macon

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