When to Plant Saxifraga in Pampa, TX

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

In Pampa you can figure out when you can plant saxifraga by reviewing 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.

You can plant saxifraga slightly earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant saxifraga
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant saxifraga
Probably not a good time to plant saxifraga

The earliest that you can plant saxifraga in Pampa 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 saxifraga and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your saxifraga may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your saxifraga indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Pampa. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pampa may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Pampa it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your saxifraga in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pampa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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