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.

The USDA zone info for Pineville can be used to determine when you can plant coleus.

Planting Calendar for Coleus

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant coleus until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant coleus in Pineville 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 coleus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your coleus may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your coleus indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Pineville. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pineville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Pineville you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your coleus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pineville

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 Pineville

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