One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant sanvitalia in Mansfield by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sanvitalia

Frost tolerance for sanvitalia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sanvitalia do ok in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sanvitalia in Mansfield is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Mansfield. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Mansfield is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Mansfield it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your sanvitalia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mansfield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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