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.

It's possible to figure out when you can plant osteospermum by looking at the USDA zone info for Boaz.

Planting Calendar for Osteospermum

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

Since osteospermum are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant osteospermum in Boaz 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 osteospermum and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your osteospermum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your osteospermum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Boaz. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Boaz is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Boaz it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your osteospermum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Boaz

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.

Plants to Grow in Boaz

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