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

You will be able to estimate when you can plant violets by using the USDA zone info for Belleview.

Planting Calendar for Violets

Frost tolerance for violets:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Violets do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant violets in Belleview is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant violets and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your violets may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your violets indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Belleview. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Belleview is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Belleview there is a last frost after February 15 so always be ready to cover your violets in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Belleview

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 Belleview

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