One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when it's possible to plant coral bells is to refer to the USDA zone info for Trumann.

Planting Calendar for Coral Bells

Frost tolerance for coral bells:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant coral bells a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant coral bells in Trumann 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 coral bells and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your coral bells may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your coral bells indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Trumann. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Trumann is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Trumann you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your coral bells if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Trumann

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 Trumann

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