The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Mount Pleasant you can estimate when it's the best time to plant crossandra by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

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

You can not plant crossandra until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in Mount Pleasant 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 crossandra and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your crossandra may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your crossandra indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Mount Pleasant. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Mount Pleasant is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Mount Pleasant you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your crossandra if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Pleasant

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 Mount Pleasant

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