When to Plant Browallia in Moline, IL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant browallia in Moline should be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

Browallia require warm weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant browallia
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The earliest that you can plant browallia in Moline 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 grow to maturity. Starting your browallia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Moline is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Moline there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your browallia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Moline

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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