One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

The first opportunity to plant nasturtium in Beaumont can be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nasturtium

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant nasturtium until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant nasturtium in Beaumont is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant nasturtium and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nasturtium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nasturtium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Beaumont. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Beaumont is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Beaumont it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your nasturtium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Beaumont

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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