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.

A way of determining when it's a good idea to plant crossandra is to consult the USDA zone info for Two Rivers.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

Frost tolerance for crossandra:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You really shouldn't plant crossandra until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in Two Rivers 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. If you wait any later than that and your crossandra may not have a chance to really do well. 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 Two Rivers. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Two Rivers is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Two Rivers there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your crossandra if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Two Rivers

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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