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

One way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant thunbergia is to refer to the USDA zone info for Lake City.

Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

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

Thunbergia do not do well in cold weather which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant thunbergia in Lake City is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant thunbergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your thunbergia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your thunbergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Lake City. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Lake City is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Lake City you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your thunbergia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake City

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 Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 Lake City

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