Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when to plant streptocarpella by checking out the USDA zone info for Georgetown.

Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

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

You can not plant streptocarpella until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella in Georgetown 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your streptocarpella indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Georgetown. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Georgetown may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Georgetown you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your streptocarpella in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Georgetown

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.

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