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

A common way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant nolana is to examine the USDA zone info for Cumming.

Planting Calendar for Nolana

Frost tolerance for nolana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's probably not a good idea to plant nolana until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant nolana 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 nolana and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nolana may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nolana indoors.

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 should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Cumming is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Cumming you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your nolana in the event of 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.