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.

You will be able to figure out when you can plant streptocarpella by looking at the USDA zone info for Clarksdale.

Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

Frost tolerance for streptocarpella:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since streptocarpella are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella in Clarksdale 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 streptocarpella and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your streptocarpella may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your streptocarpella indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Clarksdale. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Clarksdale may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Clarksdale you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your streptocarpella if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clarksdale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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