One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

The best time to plant brachycome in Ocean City should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Brachycome

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

Since brachycome are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant brachycome in Ocean City 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 brachycome and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your brachycome may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your brachycome indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Ocean City. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Ocean City is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Ocean City it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your brachycome if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ocean City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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