Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Westlake you can estimate when you can plant cerastium by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cerastium

Frost tolerance for cerastium:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since cerastium do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Westlake. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Westlake is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Westlake you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your cerastium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Westlake

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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