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.

A common way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant bougainvillea is to look at the USDA zone info for Deming.

Planting Calendar for Bougainvillea

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

Since bougainvillea require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bougainvillea in Deming 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 bougainvillea and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your bougainvillea may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bougainvillea indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Deming. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Deming may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Deming you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your bougainvillea if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Deming

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Deming

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