One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when it's possible to plant mecardonia is to refer to the USDA zone info for Camp Hill.

Planting Calendar for Mecardonia

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

Mecardonia are not cold tolerant which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant mecardonia in Camp Hill 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. Any later than that and your mecardonia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your mecardonia indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Camp Hill. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Camp Hill is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Camp Hill you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your mecardonia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Camp Hill

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 Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°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.

Plants to Grow in Camp Hill

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Camp Hill.