One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Reidsville you should be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant trifolium.

Planting Calendar for Trifolium

Frost tolerance for trifolium:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since trifolium do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

The last month that you can plant trifolium and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your trifolium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your trifolium indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Reidsville. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Reidsville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Reidsville there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your trifolium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Reidsville

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 Reidsville

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