The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Trinity you can estimate when to plant hypericum by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Hypericum

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

You can plant hypericum slightly earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Trinity. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Trinity is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Trinity there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your hypericum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Trinity

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 Trinity

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Trinity.