Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Hugo you can figure out when it's the best time to plant torenia by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

You really shouldn't plant torenia until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Hugo 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 torenia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your torenia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your torenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Hugo. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hugo is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hugo you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your torenia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hugo

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.

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