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

In Beachwood you can estimate when it's the best time to plant chrysocephalum by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chrysocephalum

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

Since chrysocephalum are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant chrysocephalum in Beachwood 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 chrysocephalum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your chrysocephalum may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your chrysocephalum indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Beachwood. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Beachwood is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Beachwood last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your chrysocephalum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Beachwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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