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

The best time to plant nierembergia in Enterprise can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

Frost tolerance for nierembergia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant nierembergia until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Enterprise 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 nierembergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your nierembergia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your nierembergia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Enterprise. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Enterprise is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Enterprise it frosts late in the year after March 15 so always be ready to protect your nierembergia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Enterprise

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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