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

A way of getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant nemesia is to check out the USDA zone info for Fairborn.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

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

You can not plant nemesia until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant nemesia in Fairborn 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 few weeks earlier by starting your nemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Fairborn. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fairborn is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fairborn it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your nemesia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fairborn

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 Fairborn

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