When to Plant Salpiglossis in Post Falls, ID

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.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant salpiglossis in Post Falls by checking out the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Salpiglossis

Frost tolerance for salpiglossis: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

You really shouldn't plant salpiglossis until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant salpiglossis
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant salpiglossis
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The earliest that you can plant salpiglossis in Post Falls 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 salpiglossis and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your salpiglossis may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your salpiglossis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Post Falls. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Post Falls is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Post Falls you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your salpiglossis in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Post Falls

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 Low0°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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