One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Angier can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

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

Since plectranthus are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Angier 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 plectranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your plectranthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your plectranthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Angier. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Angier is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Angier there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your plectranthus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Angier

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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