One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant nasturtium in West Memphis should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nasturtium

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

Nasturtium are not cold tolerant which means that you need to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nasturtium in West Memphis 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 nasturtium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nasturtium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your nasturtium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in West Memphis. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for West Memphis may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in West Memphis last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your nasturtium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for West Memphis

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.

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