When to Plant Twinspur in Havelock, NC

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant twinspur by looking at the USDA zone info for Havelock.


Planting Calendar for Twinspur

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

Twinspur tend to make it in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant twinspur
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant twinspur
Probably not a good time to plant twinspur

The earliest that you can plant twinspur in Havelock 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 twinspur and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your twinspur may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your twinspur indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Havelock. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Havelock is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Havelock it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your twinspur in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Havelock

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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 Havelock

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