The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant brachycome is to consult the USDA zone info for Waynesville.

Planting Calendar for Brachycome

Frost tolerance for brachycome:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant brachycome until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant brachycome in Waynesville 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 brachycome and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your brachycome may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your brachycome indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Waynesville. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Waynesville is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Waynesville last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your brachycome in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Waynesville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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