One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when it's the best time to plant osteospermum is to refer to the USDA zone info for Reynoldsburg.

Planting Calendar for Osteospermum

Frost tolerance for osteospermum:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Osteospermum do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

The last month that you can plant osteospermum and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your osteospermum may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your osteospermum indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Reynoldsburg. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Reynoldsburg is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Reynoldsburg you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your osteospermum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Reynoldsburg

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 Reynoldsburg

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