One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when to plant angelonia is to look at the USDA zone info for Albuquerque.

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 means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant angelonia in Albuquerque 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. Any later than that and your angelonia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your angelonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Albuquerque. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Albuquerque is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Albuquerque you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your angelonia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Albuquerque

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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