One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when you can plant fanflower is to examine the USDA zone info for Brewton.

Planting Calendar for Fanflower

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

Since fanflower require warm weather you have to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant fanflower in Brewton 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your fanflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Brewton. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Brewton is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Brewton last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your fanflower if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brewton

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 Brewton

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Brewton.