One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. 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 estimate when you can plant euphorbia by reviewing the USDA zone info for Gladstone.

Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

Frost tolerance for euphorbia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Euphorbia do well in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Gladstone is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

In Gladstone the average date of last frost happens on March 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Gladstone is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Gladstone last frost occurs after March 15 so always be ready to cover your euphorbia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Gladstone

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Gladstone

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Gladstone.