Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Cincinnati you can determine when it's a good idea to plant santolina by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Santolina

Frost tolerance for santolina:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant santolina a lot earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

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

The last month that you can plant santolina and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your santolina may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your santolina indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Cincinnati. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Cincinnati is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Cincinnati it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your santolina in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cincinnati

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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