One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Clinton you can determine when it's a good idea to plant browallia by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

You can not plant browallia until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Clinton 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 browallia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your browallia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Clinton. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Clinton is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Clinton you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your browallia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clinton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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