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.

The first opportunity to plant lenten rose in Silver City can be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lenten Rose

Frost tolerance for lenten rose:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Lenten Rose do well in some cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lenten rose in Silver City is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant lenten rose and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your lenten rose may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lenten rose indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Silver City. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Silver City may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Silver City it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your lenten rose if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Silver City

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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