One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant angelonia is to look at the USDA zone info for Bremen.

Planting Calendar for Angelonia

Frost tolerance for angelonia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant angelonia just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant angelonia in Bremen is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant angelonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your angelonia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your angelonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Bremen may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bremen it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your angelonia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bremen

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.

Plants to Grow in Bremen

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