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

In Queen Creek you can estimate when you can plant begonias by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Begonias

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

Since begonias do not do well in cold weather it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant begonias in Queen Creek 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 begonias and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your begonias may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your begonias indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Queen Creek. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Queen Creek is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Queen Creek it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your begonias if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Queen Creek

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 Queen Creek

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