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.

In Lafayette you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant crassula by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Crassula

Frost tolerance for crassula:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant crassula until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

In Lafayette the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lafayette is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Lafayette you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your crassula in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lafayette

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.

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