One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant angel's trumpets is to look at the USDA zone info for Pinehurst.

Planting Calendar for Angel's Trumpets

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

Angel's Trumpets do well in some cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant angel's trumpets in Pinehurst 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 angel's trumpets and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your angel's trumpets may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your angel's trumpets indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Pinehurst. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pinehurst is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pinehurst you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so always be ready to protect your angel's trumpets if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pinehurst

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.

Plants to Grow in Pinehurst

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Pinehurst.