When to Plant Browallia in Carencro, LA

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to estimate when you can plant browallia by referring to the USDA zone info for Carencro.


Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

Since browallia require warm weather it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Carencro 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 browallia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your browallia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Carencro. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Carencro is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Carencro you get a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your browallia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Carencro

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.

Plants to Grow in Carencro

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