When to Plant Streptocarpella in Breaux Bridge, LA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Breaux Bridge can be looked at to determine when it's a good idea to plant streptocarpella.

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Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant streptocarpella until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella in Breaux Bridge 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 streptocarpella and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your streptocarpella may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your streptocarpella indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Breaux Bridge the average date of last frost happens on February 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Breaux Bridge is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Breaux Bridge last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your streptocarpella in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Breaux Bridge

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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