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 can figure out when it's possible to plant torenia in North Vernon by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant torenia until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in North Vernon 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 torenia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your torenia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your torenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in North Vernon. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for North Vernon is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in North Vernon you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your torenia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for North Vernon

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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