One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant calibrachoa in Pascagoula by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Calibrachoa

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

Calibrachoa are barely cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant calibrachoa in Pascagoula 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 calibrachoa and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your calibrachoa may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your calibrachoa indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Pascagoula is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Pascagoula last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your calibrachoa in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pascagoula

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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