One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant nemesia is to examine the USDA zone info for Newman.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

Frost tolerance for nemesia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since nemesia require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nemesia in Newman 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 nemesia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your nemesia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Newman. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Newman is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Newman you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your nemesia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Newman

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.

Plants to Grow in Newman

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