One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

A way of determining when it's possible to plant sedum is to examine the USDA zone info for Beaufort.

Planting Calendar for Sedum

Frost tolerance for sedum:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since sedum are very cold tolerant you can plant them earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sedum in Beaufort is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sedum and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your sedum may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your sedum indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Beaufort. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Beaufort may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Beaufort you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so always be ready to protect your sedum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Beaufort

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Beaufort

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Beaufort.