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.

In Monmouth you can estimate when it's the best time to plant mecardonia by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Mecardonia

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

Since mecardonia do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant mecardonia in Monmouth 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 mecardonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your mecardonia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your mecardonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Monmouth is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Monmouth you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your mecardonia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Monmouth

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.

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