The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine 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.

A common way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant nemesia is to use the USDA zone info for Hastings.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

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

Since nemesia are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nemesia in Hastings is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nemesia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on May 15 in Hastings. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hastings is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hastings it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to cover your nemesia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hastings

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Hastings

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