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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Wichita you will be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant browallia.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

Since browallia do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Wichita 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 browallia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Wichita. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Wichita is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Wichita you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your browallia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wichita

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 Wichita

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