Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when you can plant cuphea by checking out the USDA zone info for Sherwood.

Planting Calendar for Cuphea

Frost tolerance for cuphea:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant cuphea until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant cuphea in Sherwood 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 cuphea and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your cuphea may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your cuphea indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Sherwood. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Sherwood is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Sherwood last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your cuphea if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sherwood

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 Sherwood

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