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.

The USDA zone info for Angier can be reffered to in order to figure out when it's a good idea to plant stoneseed.

Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant stoneseed until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Angier. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Angier may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Angier it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your stoneseed in the event of 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.

Plants to Grow in Angier

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