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.

You can estimate when you can plant streptocarpella in Payette by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

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

Streptocarpella do not do well in cold weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella in Payette 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 streptocarpella and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your streptocarpella may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your streptocarpella indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Payette. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Payette is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Payette it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to protect your streptocarpella if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Payette

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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