One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

In Statesville you can determine when it's a good idea to plant tithonia by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Tithonia

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

Tithonia require warm weather which means that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant tithonia in Statesville 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 tithonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your tithonia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your tithonia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Statesville. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Statesville is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Statesville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your tithonia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Statesville

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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