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.

You should be able to determine when to plant twinspur by checking out the USDA zone info for Alexandria.

Planting Calendar for Twinspur

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

You can plant twinspur just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant twinspur in Alexandria 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 twinspur and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your twinspur may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your twinspur indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Alexandria. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Alexandria is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Alexandria last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your twinspur in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Alexandria

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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