When to Plant Thunbergia in Greenville, MI

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. 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 figure out when it's possible to plant thunbergia by checking out the USDA zone info for Greenville.


Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

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

Since thunbergia do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Greenville is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Greenville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your thunbergia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Greenville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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

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