One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 first opportunity to plant firebush in Granbury can be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Firebush

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

It's not a good idea to plant firebush until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant firebush in Granbury 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 firebush and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your firebush may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your firebush indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Granbury the average date of last frost happens on March 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Granbury is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Granbury you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your firebush in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Granbury

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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