One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

In Sea Cliff you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant browallia by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

Since browallia do not do well in cold weather it is important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Sea Cliff 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 browallia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your browallia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sea Cliff. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sea Cliff is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sea Cliff it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your browallia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sea Cliff

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Sea Cliff

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