One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Sugar Land you can determine when it's possible to plant xerianthemum by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Xerianthemum

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

Xerianthemum are barely cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant xerianthemum in Sugar Land 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 xerianthemum and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your xerianthemum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your xerianthemum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Sugar Land. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Sugar Land is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sugar Land it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your xerianthemum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sugar Land

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 Sugar Land

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