One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when you can plant cerastium in Malone by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cerastium

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

Cerastium do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant cerastium in Malone is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant cerastium and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your cerastium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your cerastium indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Malone. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Malone is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Malone it frosts late in the year after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your cerastium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Malone

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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