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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Parkersburg you should be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant crassula.

Planting Calendar for Crassula

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

You should not plant crassula until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Parkersburg 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your crassula indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Parkersburg. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Parkersburg may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Parkersburg last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your crassula if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Parkersburg

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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