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.

One way of estimating when to plant evolvulus is to examine the USDA zone info for Albuquerque.

Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

Frost tolerance for evolvulus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since evolvulus require warm weather it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant evolvulus in Albuquerque 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 evolvulus and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your evolvulus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your evolvulus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Albuquerque. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Albuquerque is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Albuquerque there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your evolvulus if you have a surprise 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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