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 Bellaire you can figure out when it's possible to plant crassula by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Crassula

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant crassula until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Bellaire 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 crassula and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your crassula may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your crassula indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bellaire. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bellaire is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Bellaire you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your crassula in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bellaire

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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