Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant mecardonia in Hanover can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Mecardonia

Frost tolerance for mecardonia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant mecardonia until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant mecardonia in Hanover 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your mecardonia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your mecardonia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Hanover. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Hanover may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hanover it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your mecardonia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hanover

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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