When to Plant Thunbergia in Campbellsville, KY

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Campbellsville you will be able to determine when it's the best time to plant thunbergia.


Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

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

Thunbergia require warm weather which means that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant thunbergia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant thunbergia
Probably not a good time to plant thunbergia

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

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Campbellsville is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Campbellsville you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your thunbergia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Campbellsville

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 Low0°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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