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.

The first chance to plant crassula in Valley City should be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Crassula

Frost tolerance for crassula:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You really shouldn't plant crassula until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Valley City is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant crassula and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your crassula may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your crassula indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Valley City. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Valley City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Valley City it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to protect your crassula if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Valley City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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