One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when to plant brunfelsia is to consult the USDA zone info for Carl Junction.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

Brunfelsia require warm weather which means that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Carl Junction 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 brunfelsia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your brunfelsia may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your brunfelsia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Carl Junction. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Carl Junction is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Carl Junction last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your brunfelsia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Carl Junction

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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