One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 Bunkie can be read to determine when it's the best time to plant nemesia.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

Frost tolerance for nemesia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

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

The earliest that you can plant nemesia in Bunkie 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 nemesia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your nemesia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Bunkie. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Bunkie is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Bunkie last frost occurs after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your nemesia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bunkie

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 Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°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.

Plants to Grow in Bunkie

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