One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

In Mckinney you can determine when it's a good idea to plant euphorbia by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

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

Euphorbia can survive in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

The last month that you can plant euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your euphorbia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your euphorbia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Mckinney. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mckinney is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Mckinney it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your euphorbia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mckinney

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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