One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when to plant torenia is to refer to the USDA zone info for Tuckahoe.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant torenia until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Tuckahoe 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. Any later than that and your torenia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your torenia indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Tuckahoe. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Tuckahoe is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Tuckahoe last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your torenia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tuckahoe

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 Tuckahoe

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Tuckahoe.