One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 first opportunity to plant xerianthemum in Steubenville can be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Xerianthemum

Frost tolerance for xerianthemum:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Xerianthemum do well in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant xerianthemum in Steubenville is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant xerianthemum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your xerianthemum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your xerianthemum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Steubenville. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Steubenville is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Steubenville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your xerianthemum in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Steubenville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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