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 USDA zone info for Delphos can be looked at to determine when it's the best time to plant cerastium.

Planting Calendar for Cerastium

Frost tolerance for cerastium:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Cerastium can survive in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant cerastium in Delphos 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 cerastium and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cerastium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your cerastium indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Delphos. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Delphos is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Delphos you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your cerastium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Delphos

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.

Plants to Grow in Delphos

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