One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant iresene in Wylie should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Iresene

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

Iresene are not cold tolerant which tells us that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant iresene in Wylie 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 iresene and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your iresene may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your iresene indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Wylie. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Wylie is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Wylie you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your iresene if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wylie

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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