When to Plant Thunbergia in Snellville, GA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to figure out when it's possible to plant thunbergia by referring to the USDA zone info for Snellville.


Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

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

Thunbergia do not do well in cold weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant thunbergia in Snellville 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 thunbergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your thunbergia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your thunbergia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Snellville. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Snellville is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Snellville last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your thunbergia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Snellville

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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.

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