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

The USDA zone info for Vandalia can be used to estimate when it's a good idea to plant sutera.

Planting Calendar for Sutera

Frost tolerance for sutera:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sutera do ok in a tiny bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sutera in Vandalia is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sutera and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sutera may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sutera indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Vandalia. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Vandalia may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Vandalia you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your sutera if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Vandalia

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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