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

In Jackson you can estimate when it's possible to plant euphorbia by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

Frost tolerance for euphorbia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since euphorbia do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

The last month that you can plant euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your euphorbia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your euphorbia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Jackson. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Jackson and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Jackson you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your euphorbia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jackson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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