When to Plant Trachelium in Sevierville, TN

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant trachelium is to look at the USDA zone info for Sevierville.


Planting Calendar for Trachelium

Frost tolerance for trachelium: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since trachelium are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant trachelium
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant trachelium
Probably not a good time to plant trachelium

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Sevierville 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 trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your trachelium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your trachelium indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Sevierville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Sevierville there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your trachelium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sevierville

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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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