When to Plant Tropical Water Plants in Mustang, OK

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 can determine when it's a good idea to plant tropical water plants in Mustang by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Tropical Water Plants

Frost tolerance for tropical water plants: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Tropical Water Plants require warm weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant tropical water plants
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant tropical water plants
Probably not a good time to plant tropical water plants

The earliest that you can plant tropical water plants in Mustang is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant tropical water plants and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your tropical water plants may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your tropical water plants indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mustang. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Mustang is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Mustang you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your tropical water plants if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mustang

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

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

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