The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening 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 Bluffton should be read to figure out when it's possible to plant snow-in summer.

Planting Calendar for Snow-in Summer

Frost tolerance for snow-in summer:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Snow-in Summer are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant snow-in summer in Bluffton is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant snow-in summer and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your snow-in summer may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your snow-in summer indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bluffton. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Bluffton is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Bluffton you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your snow-in summer if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bluffton

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.

Plants to Grow in Bluffton

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Bluffton.