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.

The first opportunity to plant angelonia in Brookhaven should be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Angelonia

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

Angelonia are barely cold tolerant which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Brookhaven. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Brookhaven and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Brookhaven you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your angelonia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brookhaven

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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