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 should be able to figure out when it's possible to plant browallia by reviewing the USDA zone info for Wood Dale.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

Browallia require warm weather which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Wood Dale 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Wood Dale. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Wood Dale is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Wood Dale you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your browallia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wood Dale

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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