When to Plant Browallia in Swainsboro, GA

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

You can figure out when to plant browallia in Swainsboro by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

You really shouldn't plant browallia until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Swainsboro. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Swainsboro is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Swainsboro there is a last frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your browallia 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 Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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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