One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 Thomasville should be looked at to determine when you can plant evolvulus.

Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

Frost tolerance for evolvulus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since evolvulus do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant evolvulus in Thomasville 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 evolvulus and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your evolvulus may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your evolvulus 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 Thomasville. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Thomasville is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Thomasville it frosts late in the year after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your evolvulus if you have one of those late frosts.

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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