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

The first opportunity to plant stoneseed in Rockingham should be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

Frost tolerance for stoneseed:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant stoneseed until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant stoneseed in Rockingham 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 stoneseed and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your stoneseed may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your stoneseed indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Rockingham the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Rockingham and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Rockingham you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your stoneseed in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rockingham

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 Rockingham

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