When to Plant Bacopa in Truth or Consequences, NM

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.

In Truth or Consequences you can figure out when you can plant bacopa by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Bacopa

Frost tolerance for bacopa: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Bacopa do ok in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant bacopa in Truth or Consequences is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bacopa and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your bacopa may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bacopa indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Truth or Consequences. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Truth or Consequences may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Truth or Consequences there is a last frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your bacopa if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Truth or Consequences

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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.

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