One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 stevia in Dumas can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Stevia

Frost tolerance for stevia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You can not plant stevia until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant stevia in Dumas 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 stevia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your stevia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your stevia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Dumas. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Dumas is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Dumas you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your stevia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dumas

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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