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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Maywood it's possible to figure out when it's a good idea to plant stoneseed.

Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

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

You should not plant stoneseed until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant stoneseed in Maywood 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 stoneseed and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your stoneseed may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your stoneseed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Maywood. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Maywood is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Maywood you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your stoneseed if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Maywood

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.

Plants to Grow in Maywood

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