When to Plant Fuchsia in Glennville, GA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Glennville you can determine when it's a good idea to plant fuchsia by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Fuchsia

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

Since fuchsia do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant fuchsia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant fuchsia
Probably not a good time to plant fuchsia

The earliest that you can plant fuchsia in Glennville 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 fuchsia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your fuchsia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your fuchsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Glennville the average date of last frost happens on March 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Glennville is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Glennville it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your fuchsia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Glennville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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 20°F.

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