Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. 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 Jamestown can be read to estimate when it's possible to plant thunbergia.

Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant thunbergia until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant thunbergia in Jamestown 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 thunbergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your thunbergia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your thunbergia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Jamestown. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Jamestown is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Jamestown it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your thunbergia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jamestown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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

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