Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant torenia is to use the USDA zone info for Gautier.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant torenia until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

In Gautier the average date of last frost happens on February 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Gautier is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Gautier last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your torenia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Gautier

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Gautier

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