One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to estimate when it's possible to plant bells of ireland by checking out the USDA zone info for Norcross.

Planting Calendar for Bells of Ireland

Frost tolerance for bells of ireland:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Bells of Ireland do ok in mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant bells of ireland in Norcross 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 bells of ireland and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bells of ireland may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bells of ireland indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Norcross. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Norcross may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Norcross there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your bells of ireland in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Norcross

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 Norcross

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Norcross.