When to Plant Evolvulus in Henderson, KY

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Henderson you can figure out when it's the best time to plant evolvulus by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

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

Since evolvulus require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant evolvulus
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant evolvulus
Probably not a good time to plant evolvulus

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Henderson. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Henderson is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Henderson you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your evolvulus if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Henderson

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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