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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Royse City it's possible to estimate when it's possible to plant mecardonia.

Planting Calendar for Mecardonia

Frost tolerance for mecardonia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since mecardonia are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant mecardonia 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 mecardonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your mecardonia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your mecardonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Royse City. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Royse City is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Royse City you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your mecardonia in the event of 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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