One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

A way of getting a good idea when to plant cleome is to refer to the USDA zone info for Kings Mountain.

Planting Calendar for Cleome

Frost tolerance for cleome:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since cleome are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cleome in Kings Mountain 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 cleome and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cleome may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your cleome indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Kings Mountain. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Kings Mountain may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Kings Mountain it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your cleome in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kings Mountain

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 Kings Mountain

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Kings Mountain.