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 pentas in Wiggins should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pentas

Frost tolerance for pentas:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant pentas until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant pentas in Wiggins 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 pentas and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your pentas may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your pentas indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Wiggins. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Wiggins is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Wiggins there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your pentas in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wiggins

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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