Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's possible to plant crassula by referring to the USDA zone info for Flowood.

Planting Calendar for Crassula

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

You should not plant crassula until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Flowood 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your crassula may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your crassula indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Flowood may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Flowood you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your crassula if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Flowood

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.

Plants to Grow in Flowood

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