One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Sidney you will be able to figure out when you can plant browallia.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

Since browallia do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Sidney is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant browallia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on May 15 in Sidney. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Sidney and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Sidney it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to cover your browallia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sidney

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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