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 first opportunity to plant crassula in Colleyville should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Crassula

Frost tolerance for crassula:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You can not plant crassula until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Colleyville 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 crassula and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your crassula may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your crassula indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Colleyville is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Colleyville it frosts late in the year after March 15 so always be ready to cover your crassula in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Colleyville

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.

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