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.

The first opportunity to plant axilflower in Ocean City can be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Axilflower

Frost tolerance for axilflower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant axilflower until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant axilflower in Ocean City 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 axilflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your axilflower may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your axilflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Ocean City. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ocean City is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Ocean City last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your axilflower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ocean City

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 Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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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