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.

In Terrell you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant clover by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Clover

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

Clover are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

The last month that you can plant clover and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your clover may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your clover indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Terrell. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Terrell is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Terrell last frost occurs after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your clover if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Terrell

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.

Plants to Grow in Terrell

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