When to Plant Stevia in Sellersville, PA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant stevia in Sellersville by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Stevia

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

Stevia do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant stevia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant stevia
Probably not a good time to plant stevia

The earliest that you can plant stevia in Sellersville 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 stevia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your stevia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your stevia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Sellersville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Sellersville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sellersville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your stevia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sellersville

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 Low0°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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