One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when to plant nemesia by referring to the USDA zone info for Dover.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

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

Since nemesia require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Dover may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Dover last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your nemesia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dover

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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