The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate 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 earliest that you can plant nasturtium in Ruston should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nasturtium

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

You should not plant nasturtium until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant nasturtium in Ruston 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 nasturtium and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your nasturtium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your nasturtium indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Ruston. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Ruston is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Ruston it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your nasturtium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ruston

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Ruston

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