One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

One way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant sagina is to refer to the USDA zone info for Silsbee.

Planting Calendar for Sagina

Frost tolerance for sagina:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant sagina a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant sagina in Silsbee is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sagina and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your sagina may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your sagina indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Silsbee the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Silsbee and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Silsbee it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your sagina if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Silsbee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Silsbee

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