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 USDA zone info for Mcdonough should be reviewed to estimate when it's a good idea to plant nasturtium.

Planting Calendar for Nasturtium

Frost tolerance for nasturtium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant nasturtium until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant nasturtium in Mcdonough 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 nasturtium and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nasturtium may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your nasturtium indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Mcdonough. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mcdonough is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mcdonough you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your nasturtium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mcdonough

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.

Plants to Grow in Mcdonough

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