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

The USDA zone info for Canal Winchester can be looked at to determine when you can plant torenia.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant torenia until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Canal Winchester 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. If you wait any later than that and 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 couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Canal Winchester the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Canal Winchester is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Canal Winchester there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your torenia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Canal Winchester

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 Canal Winchester

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