One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Beatrice you can estimate when you can plant plectranthus by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

Frost tolerance for plectranthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably not a good idea to plant plectranthus until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Beatrice 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 plectranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your plectranthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your plectranthus indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Beatrice is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Beatrice you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your plectranthus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Beatrice

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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