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.

The first chance to plant browallia in Homewood can be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

You can not plant browallia until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Homewood 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. Any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Homewood. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Homewood is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Homewood you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your browallia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Homewood

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.

Plants to Grow in Homewood

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