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.

A common way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant nierembergia is to look at the USDA zone info for Dumont.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

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

Since nierembergia require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Dumont 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 nierembergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your nierembergia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your nierembergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Dumont the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Dumont is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Dumont you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your nierembergia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dumont

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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