The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when to plant centaurea by looking at the USDA zone info for Taylor.

Planting Calendar for Centaurea

Frost tolerance for centaurea:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since centaurea are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Taylor. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Taylor is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Taylor it frosts late in the year after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your centaurea in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Taylor

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Taylor

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Taylor.