One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant tritoma in Clarksburg can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Tritoma

Frost tolerance for tritoma:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant tritoma much earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant tritoma in Clarksburg is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant tritoma and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your tritoma may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your tritoma indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Clarksburg. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Clarksburg is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Clarksburg you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your tritoma in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clarksburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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