The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant flowering maple is to refer to the USDA zone info for Farmville.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Maple

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant flowering maple until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Farmville 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 flowering maple and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your flowering maple may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your flowering maple indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Farmville. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Farmville is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Farmville you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so always be ready to protect your flowering maple if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Farmville

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.

Plants to Grow in Farmville

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