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.

A way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant trachelium is to use the USDA zone info for Sea Cliff.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

Frost tolerance for trachelium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since trachelium require warm weather you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Sea Cliff 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 trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your trachelium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your trachelium indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sea Cliff. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sea Cliff is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sea Cliff it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your trachelium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sea Cliff

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.

Plants to Grow in Sea Cliff

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sea Cliff.