Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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 chance to plant nasturtium in Knightdale can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nasturtium

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

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

The earliest that you can plant nasturtium in Knightdale 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 nasturtium and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your nasturtium may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your nasturtium indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Knightdale may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Knightdale last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your nasturtium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Knightdale

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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