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

One way of determining when to plant torenia is to refer to the USDA zone info for Millbrook.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

You can not plant torenia until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Millbrook 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your torenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Millbrook. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Millbrook may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Millbrook you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your torenia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Millbrook

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 Millbrook

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