When to Plant Streptocarpella in Post Falls, ID

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

It's possible to estimate when you can plant streptocarpella by referring to the USDA zone info for Post Falls.


Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant streptocarpella 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 streptocarpella
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant streptocarpella
Probably not a good time to plant streptocarpella

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella 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 streptocarpella and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your streptocarpella may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your streptocarpella indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Post Falls and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Post Falls you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your streptocarpella if you have a late frost.

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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