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.

A way of estimating when you can plant gazania is to look at the USDA zone info for Bogalusa.

Planting Calendar for Gazania

Frost tolerance for gazania:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Gazania tend to make it in some cold which tells us that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant gazania in Bogalusa is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant gazania and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your gazania may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your gazania indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Bogalusa. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Bogalusa may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bogalusa it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your gazania in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bogalusa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Bogalusa

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