One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

It's possible to figure out when it's the best time to plant iresene by referring to the USDA zone info for Royse City.

Planting Calendar for Iresene

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

Iresene require warm weather which means that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant iresene in Royse City 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 iresene and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your iresene may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your iresene indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Royse City. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Royse City is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Royse City last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your iresene if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Royse City

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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