Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when you can plant brachycome is to examine the USDA zone info for Swainsboro.

Planting Calendar for Brachycome

Frost tolerance for brachycome:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

You can not plant brachycome until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant brachycome in Swainsboro 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 brachycome and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your brachycome may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your brachycome indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Swainsboro is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Swainsboro there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your brachycome in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Swainsboro

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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