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.

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in Bethlehem can be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

Frost tolerance for crossandra:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant crossandra until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in Bethlehem 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 crossandra and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your crossandra may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your crossandra indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Bethlehem. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Bethlehem is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bethlehem you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your crossandra in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bethlehem

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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