One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

You can determine when it's a good idea to plant bidens in Douglasville by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bidens

Frost tolerance for bidens:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant bidens until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant bidens in Douglasville 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 bidens and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your bidens may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bidens indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Douglasville. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Douglasville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Douglasville you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your bidens in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Douglasville

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.

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