When to Plant Browallia in Kill Devil Hills, NC

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.

The first chance to plant browallia in Kill Devil Hills should be estimated by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

Since browallia require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant browallia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant browallia
Probably not a good time to plant browallia

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Kill Devil Hills 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Kill Devil Hills and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Kill Devil Hills last frost occurs after March 15 so always be ready to protect your browallia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kill Devil Hills

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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