The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening 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 Toccoa should be used to figure out when you can plant fanflower.

Planting Calendar for Fanflower

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

You should not plant fanflower until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant fanflower in Toccoa 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 fanflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your fanflower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your fanflower indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Toccoa. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Toccoa may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Toccoa you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your fanflower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Toccoa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Toccoa

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