Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when you can plant impatiens by using the USDA zone info for Brookville.

Planting Calendar for Impatiens

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

Since impatiens are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant impatiens in Brookville 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 impatiens and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your impatiens may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your impatiens indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Brookville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Brookville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Brookville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your impatiens in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Brookville

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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