One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

A common way of estimating when you can plant coleus is to examine the USDA zone info for Bristow.

Planting Calendar for Coleus

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

Coleus require warm weather which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant coleus in Bristow 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 coleus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your coleus may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your coleus 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 Bristow. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bristow may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bristow you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your coleus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bristow

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Bristow

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Bristow.