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.

In Salamanca you can figure out when it's possible to plant stevia by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Stevia

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

You should not plant stevia until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant stevia in Salamanca 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 stevia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your stevia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your stevia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Salamanca. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Salamanca may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Salamanca you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your stevia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Salamanca

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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