When to Plant Browallia in Pickerington, OH

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

You can figure out when it's possible to plant browallia in Pickerington by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Browallia

Frost tolerance for browallia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

It's not a good idea to plant browallia until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant browallia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant browallia
Probably not a good time to plant browallia

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Pickerington 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 browallia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your browallia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your browallia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Pickerington. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pickerington may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Pickerington last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your browallia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pickerington

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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