One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Rockport you can estimate when it's the best time to plant crossandra by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

Frost tolerance for crossandra:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since crossandra require warm weather you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in Rockport 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 crossandra and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your crossandra may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your crossandra indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Rockport. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Rockport is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Rockport you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your crossandra in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rockport

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Rockport

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