When to Plant Torenia in Pleasant Grove, AL

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

By using the USDA zone info for Pleasant Grove it's possible to determine when you can plant torenia.


Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

It's a bad idea to plant torenia until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant torenia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant torenia
Probably not a good time to plant torenia

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Pleasant Grove 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. If you wait any later than that and your torenia may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your torenia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Pleasant Grove and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Pleasant Grove last frost occurs after March 15 so always be ready to cover your torenia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pleasant Grove

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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.

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