One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 figuring out when it's a good idea to plant nolana is to check out the USDA zone info for Canandaigua.

Planting Calendar for Nolana

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

Since nolana are not cold tolerant you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nolana in Canandaigua 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 nolana and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your nolana may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nolana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Canandaigua. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Canandaigua is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Canandaigua you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your nolana if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Canandaigua

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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