When to Plant Browallia in Lewiston, ID

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when you can plant browallia by looking at the USDA zone info for Lewiston.


Planting Calendar for Browallia

Frost tolerance for browallia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's probably not a good idea to plant browallia until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant browallia
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The earliest that you can plant browallia in Lewiston 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 all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Lewiston. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lewiston is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lewiston last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your browallia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lewiston

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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