The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Bellefontaine you can estimate when it's possible to plant streptocarpella by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

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

You can not plant streptocarpella until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Bellefontaine is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Bellefontaine you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your streptocarpella if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bellefontaine

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.

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