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.

You will be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant snow-in summer by looking at the USDA zone info for Durant.

Planting Calendar for Snow-in Summer

Frost tolerance for snow-in summer:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since snow-in summer do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant snow-in summer in Durant 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 snow-in summer and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your snow-in summer may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your snow-in summer indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Durant. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Durant is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Durant last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your snow-in summer if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Durant

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 Durant

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