One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

You will be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant salpiglossis by referring to the USDA zone info for Osage Beach.

Planting Calendar for Salpiglossis

Frost tolerance for salpiglossis:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's a bad idea to plant salpiglossis until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant salpiglossis in Osage Beach 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 salpiglossis and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your salpiglossis may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your salpiglossis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Osage Beach. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Osage Beach may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Osage Beach last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to protect your salpiglossis if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Osage Beach

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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