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

A common way of determining when it's possible to plant stoneseed is to check out the USDA zone info for Childress.

Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

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

It's a bad idea to plant stoneseed until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant stoneseed in Childress 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 stoneseed and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your stoneseed may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your stoneseed indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Childress the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Childress may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Childress there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your stoneseed in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Childress

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Childress

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