One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's possible to plant nemesia by looking at the USDA zone info for Agawam.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant nemesia until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant nemesia in Agawam 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 nemesia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nemesia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your nemesia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Agawam. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Agawam may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Agawam it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your nemesia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Agawam

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Agawam

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Agawam.