Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant thunbergia by looking at the USDA zone info for Piqua.

Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

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

Thunbergia require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant thunbergia in Piqua 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 thunbergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your thunbergia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your thunbergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Piqua. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Piqua is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Piqua there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your thunbergia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Piqua

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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