One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Westville you will be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant streptocarpella.

Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

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

You really shouldn't plant streptocarpella until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella in Westville 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 streptocarpella and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your streptocarpella may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your streptocarpella indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Westville. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Westville and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Westville there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your streptocarpella if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Westville

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.

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