One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Beachwood can be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

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

Since trachelium are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Beachwood 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. If you wait any later than that and your trachelium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your trachelium indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Beachwood. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Beachwood is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Beachwood there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your trachelium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Beachwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

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