When to Plant Browallia in Kalamazoo, MI

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.

You can figure out when you can plant browallia in Kalamazoo by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

You can not plant browallia until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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 Kalamazoo 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 browallia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your browallia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Kalamazoo is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Kalamazoo last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your browallia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kalamazoo

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.

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