The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant mecardonia is to look at the USDA zone info for New Boston.

Planting Calendar for Mecardonia

Frost tolerance for mecardonia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant mecardonia until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant mecardonia in New Boston 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 mecardonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your mecardonia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your mecardonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in New Boston. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Boston may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in New Boston last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your mecardonia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Boston

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.

Plants to Grow in New Boston

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