Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden 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 getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant tritoma is to check out the USDA zone info for Eagle Pass.

Planting Calendar for Tritoma

Frost tolerance for tritoma:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Tritoma are very cold tolerant which means that you can plant them a quite a bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant tritoma in Eagle Pass is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant tritoma and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your tritoma may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your tritoma 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 when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Eagle Pass. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Eagle Pass is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Eagle Pass there is a last frost after February 15 so always be ready to cover your tritoma if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eagle Pass

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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