One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 Alamogordo you can figure out when to plant crossandra by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

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

You should not plant crossandra until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Alamogordo. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Alamogordo and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Alamogordo it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your crossandra in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Alamogordo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

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

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