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

You will be able to figure out when you can plant cerastium by checking out the USDA zone info for Dunn.

Planting Calendar for Cerastium

Frost tolerance for cerastium:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Cerastium are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant cerastium in Dunn is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant cerastium and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cerastium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your cerastium indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Dunn. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Dunn is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Dunn last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your cerastium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dunn

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 Dunn

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