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When to Plant Brunfelsia in Horseheads, NY

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Horseheads should be reffered to in order to figure out when it's the best time to plant brunfelsia.


Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

Frost tolerance for brunfelsia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant brunfelsia until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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A good time to plant brunfelsia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant brunfelsia
Probably not a good time to plant brunfelsia

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Horseheads 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 brunfelsia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your brunfelsia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your brunfelsia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Horseheads the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Horseheads and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Horseheads you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your brunfelsia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Horseheads

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.

Plants to Grow in Horseheads

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