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.

The USDA zone info for Thomasville should be used to estimate when it's the best time to plant baby's breath.

Planting Calendar for Baby's Breath

Frost tolerance for baby's breath:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant baby's breath just a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant baby's breath in Thomasville is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant baby's breath and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your baby's breath may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your baby's breath indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Thomasville the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Thomasville and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Thomasville last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your baby's breath if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Thomasville

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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