The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant baby's breath is to check out the USDA zone info for Gadsden.

Planting Calendar for Baby's Breath

Frost tolerance for baby's breath:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since baby's breath are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant baby's breath in Gadsden 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 baby's breath and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your baby's breath may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your baby's breath indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Gadsden. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Gadsden is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Gadsden there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your baby's breath in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Gadsden

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 Gadsden

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