Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant nolana is to examine the USDA zone info for Idabel.

Planting Calendar for Nolana

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

Since nolana require warm weather you have to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nolana in Idabel 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 nolana and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nolana may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your nolana indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Idabel. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Idabel may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Idabel it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your nolana if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Idabel

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Idabel

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