When to Plant Angelonia in Somersworth, NH

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

In Somersworth you can determine when you can plant angelonia by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Angelonia

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

Angelonia are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant angelonia in Somersworth 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 angelonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your angelonia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your angelonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Somersworth is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Somersworth last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your angelonia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Somersworth

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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