One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 way of determining when to plant torenia is to examine the USDA zone info for Fort Bragg.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

Frost tolerance for torenia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant torenia until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Fort Bragg 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 torenia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your torenia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your torenia indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Fort Bragg. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fort Bragg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Fort Bragg you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your torenia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Bragg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Fort Bragg

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