Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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 nierembergia in Gibsonville can be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

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

Nierembergia are not cold tolerant which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Gibsonville 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 nierembergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your nierembergia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nierembergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Gibsonville. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Gibsonville is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Gibsonville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your nierembergia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Gibsonville

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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