One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when to plant basil is to refer to the USDA zone info for Bisbee.

Planting Calendar for Basil

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

Since basil do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Bisbee. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bisbee is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Bisbee you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your basil in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bisbee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Bisbee

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