Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when to plant browallia by using the USDA zone info for Barrington.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

Frost tolerance for browallia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant browallia until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Barrington 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. Any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Barrington. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Barrington may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Barrington you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your browallia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Barrington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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