One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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.

You will be able to estimate when it's possible to plant crassula by referring to the USDA zone info for Edinboro.

Planting Calendar for Crassula

Frost tolerance for crassula:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You should not plant crassula until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Edinboro 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 crassula and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your crassula may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your crassula 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 Edinboro. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Edinboro is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Edinboro it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your crassula if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Edinboro

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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