When to Plant Nierembergia in Bogalusa, LA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 referring to the USDA zone info for Bogalusa it's possible to estimate when it's possible to plant nierembergia.


Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

Frost tolerance for nierembergia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Nierembergia require warm weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Bogalusa 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 nierembergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nierembergia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nierembergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Bogalusa. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Bogalusa is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Bogalusa you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your nierembergia if you have a surprise late frost.

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 Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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.

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