One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Spotswood should be read to estimate when to plant browallia.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

It's not a good idea to plant browallia until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Spotswood 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Spotswood. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Spotswood is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Spotswood it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your browallia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Spotswood

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.

Plants to Grow in Spotswood

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