The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant snow-in summer is to check out the USDA zone info for Fayetteville.

Planting Calendar for Snow-in Summer

Frost tolerance for snow-in summer:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Snow-in Summer do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant snow-in summer in Fayetteville 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 snow-in summer and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your snow-in summer may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your snow-in summer indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Fayetteville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Fayetteville is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Fayetteville there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your snow-in summer in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fayetteville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Fayetteville

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