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

The USDA zone info for Monmouth can be reffered to in order to determine when it's a good idea to plant brunfelsia.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

Frost tolerance for brunfelsia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since brunfelsia do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Monmouth 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 brunfelsia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your brunfelsia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your brunfelsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Monmouth. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Monmouth may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Monmouth there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your brunfelsia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Monmouth

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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