One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your 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 figuring out when it's a good idea to plant coleus is to refer to the USDA zone info for Cumming.

Planting Calendar for Coleus

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant coleus until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant coleus in Cumming 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 coleus and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your coleus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your coleus indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Cumming. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Cumming is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Cumming you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your coleus if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cumming

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Cumming

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