When to Plant Browallia in Posen, IL

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

You can figure out when you can plant browallia in Posen by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

Since browallia do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant browallia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant browallia
Probably not a good time to plant browallia

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Posen 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Posen. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Posen is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Posen there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your browallia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Posen

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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