One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

You can figure out when to plant gypsophila in Moundsville by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gypsophila

Frost tolerance for gypsophila:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Gypsophila do well in some cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant gypsophila in Moundsville 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 gypsophila and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gypsophila may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gypsophila indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Moundsville. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Moundsville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Moundsville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your gypsophila in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Moundsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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