One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

In Albany you can determine when it's the best time to plant evolvulus by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

Frost tolerance for evolvulus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

You can not plant evolvulus until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant evolvulus in Albany 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 evolvulus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your evolvulus may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your evolvulus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Albany. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Albany is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Albany it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your evolvulus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Albany

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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