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.

One way of figuring out when to plant stevia is to refer to the USDA zone info for Heath.

Planting Calendar for Stevia

Frost tolerance for stevia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since stevia require warm weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant stevia in Heath 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 stevia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your stevia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your stevia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Heath is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Heath you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your stevia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Heath

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 Heath

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