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.

The earliest that you can plant stoneseed in Bay City should be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

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

You can not plant stoneseed until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant stoneseed in Bay City 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 stoneseed and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your stoneseed may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your stoneseed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Bay City. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Bay City and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bay City last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your stoneseed in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bay City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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