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.

A way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant sutera is to check out the USDA zone info for East Petersburg.

Planting Calendar for Sutera

Frost tolerance for sutera:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sutera are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sutera in East Petersburg is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sutera and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your sutera may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sutera indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in East Petersburg. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for East Petersburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in East Petersburg you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your sutera in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for East Petersburg

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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