One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

It's possible to estimate when you can plant thunbergia by reviewing the USDA zone info for Belvidere.

Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

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

It's a bad idea to plant thunbergia until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Belvidere is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Belvidere there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your thunbergia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Belvidere

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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