One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Mulvane should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

You should not plant torenia until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Mulvane 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your torenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Mulvane. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mulvane may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mulvane you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your torenia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mulvane

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.

Plants to Grow in Mulvane

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