One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

A way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant browallia is to refer to the USDA zone info for Needles.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

Browallia require warm weather which means that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Needles 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. Any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your browallia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Needles the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Needles may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Needles you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to cover your browallia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Needles

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 Needles

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