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

One way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant torenia is to refer to the USDA zone info for Oneida.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

Frost tolerance for torenia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Torenia are not cold tolerant which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Oneida 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 torenia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your torenia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your torenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Oneida. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Oneida and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Oneida there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your torenia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oneida

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.

Plants to Grow in Oneida

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