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.

The USDA zone info for Evansville should be reffered to in order to estimate when it's a good idea to plant nemesia.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

Frost tolerance for nemesia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant nemesia until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant nemesia in Evansville 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 nemesia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nemesia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your nemesia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Evansville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Evansville is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Evansville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your nemesia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Evansville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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