One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your 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 Elyria should be used to figure out when you can plant plectranthus.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

Frost tolerance for plectranthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant plectranthus until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Elyria 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 plectranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your plectranthus may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your plectranthus indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Elyria is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Elyria last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your plectranthus in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Elyria

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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