The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when you can plant plectranthus in Babylon by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

Frost tolerance for plectranthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Plectranthus are not cold tolerant which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Babylon 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 plectranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your plectranthus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your plectranthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Babylon. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Babylon may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Babylon it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your plectranthus in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Babylon

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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