One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant torenia by looking at the USDA zone info for Bessemer City.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

Since torenia require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bessemer City. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Bessemer City is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Bessemer City last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your torenia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bessemer City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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