When to Plant Browallia in Blair, NE

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

A way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant browallia is to check out the USDA zone info for Blair.


Planting Calendar for Browallia

Frost tolerance for browallia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

Since browallia require warm weather it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Blair 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 browallia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Blair the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Blair is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Blair last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your browallia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Blair

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-15°F
Highest Expected Low-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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