The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to figure out when it's possible to plant tritoma by looking at the USDA zone info for Wapakoneta.

Planting Calendar for Tritoma

Frost tolerance for tritoma:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Tritoma are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which means that you can plant them a quite a bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant tritoma in Wapakoneta 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 tritoma and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your tritoma may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your tritoma indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Wapakoneta. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Wapakoneta may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Wapakoneta you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your tritoma in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wapakoneta

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 Wapakoneta

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