Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Belpre should be looked at to estimate when it's possible to plant streptocarpella.

Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

Frost tolerance for streptocarpella:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's a bad idea to plant streptocarpella until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella in Belpre 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your streptocarpella may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your streptocarpella indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Belpre. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Belpre is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Belpre it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your streptocarpella if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Belpre

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

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