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

In Rogers you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant salpiglossis by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Salpiglossis

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant salpiglossis until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant salpiglossis in Rogers 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 salpiglossis and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your salpiglossis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your salpiglossis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Rogers. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Rogers is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Rogers last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your salpiglossis in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rogers

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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