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.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's possible to plant firebush by looking at the USDA zone info for Picayune.

Planting Calendar for Firebush

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

Since firebush do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant firebush in Picayune 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 firebush and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your firebush may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your firebush indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Picayune. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Picayune is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Picayune there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your firebush in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Picayune

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.

Plants to Grow in Picayune

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Picayune.