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.

One way of estimating when it's the best time to plant gomphrena is to look at the USDA zone info for Hope Mills.

Planting Calendar for Gomphrena

Frost tolerance for gomphrena:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Gomphrena are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant gomphrena in Hope Mills is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant gomphrena and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your gomphrena may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gomphrena indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Hope Mills. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hope Mills may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Hope Mills there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your gomphrena in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hope Mills

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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