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

The USDA zone info for Cedar Hill can be used to figure out when it's possible to plant erysimum.

Planting Calendar for Erysimum

Frost tolerance for erysimum:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant erysimum a little earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant erysimum in Cedar Hill is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant erysimum and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your erysimum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your erysimum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Cedar Hill. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Cedar Hill and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Cedar Hill it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your erysimum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cedar Hill

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Cedar Hill

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