One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Covington it's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant snow-in summer.

Planting Calendar for Snow-in Summer

Frost tolerance for snow-in summer:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Snow-in Summer tend to make it in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant snow-in summer in Covington 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 snow-in summer and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your snow-in summer may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your snow-in summer indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Covington. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Covington is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Covington last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your snow-in summer if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Covington

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.

Plants to Grow in Covington

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