One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

The USDA zone info for Medina can be looked at to determine when you can plant thunbergia.

Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

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

Since thunbergia are not cold tolerant it's necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant thunbergia in Medina 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. Any later than that and your thunbergia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your thunbergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Medina. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Medina may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Medina it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your thunbergia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Medina

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 Medina

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