One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

A common way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant oxalis is to use the USDA zone info for Starkville.

Planting Calendar for Oxalis

Frost tolerance for oxalis:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Oxalis require warm weather which means that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant oxalis in Starkville 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 oxalis and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your oxalis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your oxalis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Starkville. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Starkville

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 Starkville

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