One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to estimate when it's the best time to plant mecardonia by using the USDA zone info for Clearfield.

Planting Calendar for Mecardonia

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

Mecardonia require warm weather which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant mecardonia in Clearfield 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 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 April 15 in Clearfield. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Clearfield is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Clearfield it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your mecardonia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clearfield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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