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.

In La Crosse you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant chrysocephalum by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chrysocephalum

Frost tolerance for chrysocephalum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant chrysocephalum until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant chrysocephalum in La Crosse is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant chrysocephalum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your chrysocephalum may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your chrysocephalum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in La Crosse. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for La Crosse is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in La Crosse it frosts late in the year after May 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your chrysocephalum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for La Crosse

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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