One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant mecardonia in Brenham can be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Mecardonia

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant mecardonia until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant mecardonia in Brenham 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 mecardonia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your mecardonia may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your mecardonia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Brenham. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Brenham is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Brenham it frosts late in the year after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your mecardonia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brenham

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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