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

The USDA zone info for Portsmouth can be used to estimate when it's a good idea to plant browallia.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

Since browallia do not do well in cold weather it is necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Portsmouth 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. Any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Portsmouth. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Portsmouth and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Portsmouth it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your browallia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Portsmouth

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Portsmouth

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