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.

The first chance to plant thunbergia in Steubenville should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

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

Since thunbergia are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant thunbergia in Steubenville 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 little bit earlier by starting your thunbergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Steubenville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Steubenville you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your thunbergia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Steubenville

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.

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