The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant gypsophila in East Palestine can be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gypsophila

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

Since gypsophila are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant gypsophila in East Palestine 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 gypsophila and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your gypsophila may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gypsophila indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for East Palestine is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in East Palestine you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your gypsophila in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for East Palestine

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 East Palestine

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