When to Plant Angel's Trumpets in Crestview, FL

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

In Crestview you can determine when it's a good idea to plant angel's trumpets by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Angel's Trumpets

Frost tolerance for angel's trumpets: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since angel's trumpets do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant angel's trumpets
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant angel's trumpets
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The earliest that you can plant angel's trumpets in Crestview 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 angel's trumpets and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your angel's trumpets may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your angel's trumpets indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Crestview is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Crestview you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so always be ready to protect your angel's trumpets if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Crestview

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Crestview

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