When to Plant Salpiglossis in Lilburn, GA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. 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 possible to plant salpiglossis in Lilburn by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Salpiglossis

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

You should not plant salpiglossis until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant salpiglossis
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The earliest that you can plant salpiglossis in Lilburn 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 salpiglossis and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your salpiglossis may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your salpiglossis indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Lilburn. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Lilburn is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Lilburn last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your salpiglossis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lilburn

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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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