One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when to plant chrysocephalum in Lamesa by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chrysocephalum

Frost tolerance for chrysocephalum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant chrysocephalum until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant chrysocephalum in Lamesa 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 chrysocephalum and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your chrysocephalum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your chrysocephalum indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lamesa. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Lamesa may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lamesa last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your chrysocephalum in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lamesa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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