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

In Gastonia you can figure out when it's possible to plant iberis by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Iberis

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

You can plant iberis a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant iberis in Gastonia 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 iberis and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your iberis may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your iberis indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Gastonia is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Gastonia there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your iberis in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Gastonia

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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