Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Powder Springs can be looked at to figure out when to plant sweet williams.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Williams

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

Sweet Williams do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Powder Springs. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Powder Springs is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Powder Springs there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your sweet williams in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Powder Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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