When to Plant Crassula in Peculiar, MO

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.

It's possible to figure out when it's possible to plant crassula by checking out the USDA zone info for Peculiar.


Planting Calendar for Crassula

Frost tolerance for crassula: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

Crassula do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant crassula
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant crassula
Probably not a good time to plant crassula

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Peculiar is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant crassula and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your crassula may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your crassula indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Peculiar. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Peculiar is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Peculiar it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your crassula if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Peculiar

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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