One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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.

The first chance to plant sedum in Wytheville can be estimated by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sedum

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

Sedum can survive in quite a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sedum in Wytheville 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 sedum and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sedum may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sedum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Wytheville. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Wytheville is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Wytheville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your sedum in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wytheville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

Plants to Grow in Wytheville

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