One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

The USDA zone info for Sedalia can be read to figure out when it's possible to plant tritoma.

Planting Calendar for Tritoma

Frost tolerance for tritoma:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since tritoma are very cold tolerant you can plant them earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant tritoma in Sedalia 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 tritoma and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your tritoma may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your tritoma indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sedalia. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Sedalia is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sedalia there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your tritoma if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sedalia

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.

Plants to Grow in Sedalia

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