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.

By using the USDA zone info for Clearfield it's possible to estimate when you can plant stoneseed.

Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

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

It's a bad idea to plant stoneseed until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant stoneseed in Clearfield 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 stoneseed and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your stoneseed may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your stoneseed indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Clearfield. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Clearfield may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Clearfield you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your stoneseed in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clearfield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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