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.

The USDA zone info for Richmond Hill can be reffered to in order to figure out when you can plant brunfelsia.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

Frost tolerance for brunfelsia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant brunfelsia until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Richmond Hill 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 brunfelsia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your brunfelsia may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your brunfelsia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Richmond Hill. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Richmond Hill may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Richmond Hill it frosts late in the year after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your brunfelsia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Richmond Hill

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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