Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when you can plant torenia in Jasper by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

Torenia require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Jasper 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 torenia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your torenia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your torenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Jasper and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Jasper it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your torenia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jasper

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 Jasper

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