Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's possible to plant mecardonia in Monroe by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Mecardonia

Frost tolerance for mecardonia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You should not plant mecardonia until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant mecardonia in Monroe 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 mecardonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your mecardonia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your mecardonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Monroe. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Monroe is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Monroe it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your mecardonia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Monroe

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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