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.

In Oxford you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant tropical water plants by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Tropical Water Plants

Frost tolerance for tropical water plants:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since tropical water plants require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant tropical water plants in Oxford 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 tropical water plants and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your tropical water plants may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your tropical water plants indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Oxford. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Oxford may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Oxford you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your tropical water plants if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Oxford

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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