One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your 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 making a decision about when you can plant brunfelsia is to look at the USDA zone info for Cochran.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

Since brunfelsia are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Cochran 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 brunfelsia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your brunfelsia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your brunfelsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Cochran. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Cochran may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Cochran there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your brunfelsia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cochran

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Cochran

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