Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Lufkin you can estimate when to plant twinspur by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Twinspur

Frost tolerance for twinspur:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Twinspur tend to make it in some cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant twinspur in Lufkin 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 twinspur and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your twinspur may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your twinspur indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Lufkin. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lufkin is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lufkin you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so always be ready to cover your twinspur in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lufkin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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