Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Rio Rancho can be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

You can not plant browallia until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Rio Rancho 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. If you wait any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your browallia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Rio Rancho. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Rio Rancho is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Rio Rancho there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your browallia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rio Rancho

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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