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.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant tithonia by using the USDA zone info for Mauldin.

Planting Calendar for Tithonia

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant tithonia until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Mauldin. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Mauldin and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mauldin it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your tithonia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mauldin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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