One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The best time to plant angel's trumpets in Hampton can be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Angel's Trumpets

Frost tolerance for angel's trumpets:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since angel's trumpets do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant angel's trumpets in Hampton is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant angel's trumpets and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your angel's trumpets may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your angel's trumpets indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Hampton. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Hampton and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Hampton you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your angel's trumpets in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hampton

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.

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