The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Covington you can figure out when you can plant tritoma by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Tritoma

Frost tolerance for tritoma:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since tritoma are very cold tolerant you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant tritoma 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 tritoma and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your tritoma may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your tritoma indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Covington may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Covington there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your tritoma in the event of 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.

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