When to Plant Violas in Lilburn, GA

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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 estimate when it's possible to plant violas in Lilburn by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Violas

Frost tolerance for violas: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Violas do ok in quite a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant violas
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant violas
Probably not a good time to plant violas

The earliest that you can plant violas in Lilburn is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant violas and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your violas may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your violas indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lilburn. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lilburn is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lilburn you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your violas in the event of a 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.

Plants to Grow in Lilburn

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