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

In Fort Oglethorpe you can determine when it's possible to plant browallia by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

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

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Fort Oglethorpe 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 browallia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your browallia may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your browallia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Fort Oglethorpe. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fort Oglethorpe is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Fort Oglethorpe there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your browallia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Oglethorpe

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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