Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Granite Falls can be read to estimate when it's a good idea to plant streptocarpella.

Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

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

You can not plant streptocarpella until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella in Granite Falls 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 streptocarpella and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your streptocarpella may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your streptocarpella indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Granite Falls. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Granite Falls is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Granite Falls it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your streptocarpella in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Granite Falls

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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