The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Ardmore should be reviewed to determine when to plant candytuft.

Planting Calendar for Candytuft

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

You can plant candytuft a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Ardmore is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Ardmore you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your candytuft if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ardmore

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Ardmore

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