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 USDA zone info for Verona can be reviewed to estimate when you can plant crassula.

Planting Calendar for Crassula

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

Crassula do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Verona 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 crassula and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your crassula may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your crassula indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Verona. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Verona may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Verona last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your crassula if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Verona

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.

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