When to Plant Brunfelsia in Ellettsville, IN

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant brunfelsia in Ellettsville should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

Brunfelsia are not cold tolerant which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant brunfelsia
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The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Ellettsville 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your brunfelsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Ellettsville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Ellettsville last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your brunfelsia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ellettsville

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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