One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your 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.

You can estimate when you can plant stoneseed in Nephi by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

Frost tolerance for stoneseed:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since stoneseed do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant stoneseed in Nephi 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your stoneseed may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your stoneseed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Nephi. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Nephi may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Nephi last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your stoneseed in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Nephi

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

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