When to Plant Streptocarpella in Mebane, NC

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

You can determine when it's a good idea to plant streptocarpella in Mebane by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

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

Streptocarpella require warm weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella in Mebane 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. Any later than that and your streptocarpella may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your streptocarpella indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mebane may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mebane it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your streptocarpella in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mebane

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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.

Plants to Grow in Mebane

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