One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant trifolium in Houston can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Trifolium

Frost tolerance for trifolium:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant trifolium a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant trifolium in Houston is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant trifolium and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your trifolium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your trifolium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Houston. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Houston may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Houston there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your trifolium in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Houston

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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