One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

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

Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

Since torenia are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Beachwood 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your torenia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your torenia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Beachwood. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Beachwood is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Beachwood last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your torenia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Beachwood

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 Beachwood

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