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.

You can figure out when you can plant saxifraga in Lake Jackson by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Saxifraga

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

Saxifraga are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant saxifraga in Lake Jackson 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 saxifraga and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your saxifraga may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your saxifraga indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Lake Jackson. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Jackson is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Jackson last frost occurs after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your saxifraga in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Jackson

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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