One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 first opportunity to plant browallia in Osceola should be figured out by reviewing 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.

Since browallia require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Osceola 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. If you wait any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Osceola. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Osceola is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Osceola there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your browallia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Osceola

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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