When to Plant Trifolium in Zebulon, NC

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Zebulon you can determine when to plant trifolium by checking out the USDA zone info.


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.

Trifolium are barely cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant trifolium
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant trifolium
Probably not a good time to plant trifolium

The earliest that you can plant trifolium in Zebulon 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. If you are starting your trifolium indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Zebulon. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Zebulon is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Zebulon it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to protect your trifolium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Zebulon

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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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