The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant browallia is to look at the USDA zone info for Loomis.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

You should not plant browallia until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Loomis 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 browallia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Loomis. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Loomis is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Loomis last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your browallia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Loomis

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 Loomis

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