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.

A way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant crossandra is to refer to the USDA zone info for Sussex.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

Frost tolerance for crossandra:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant crossandra until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in Sussex 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 crossandra and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your crossandra may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your crossandra indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sussex. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Sussex is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Sussex it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your crossandra if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sussex

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

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

Plants to Grow in Sussex

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sussex.