One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant sanvitalia in Pocola should be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sanvitalia

Frost tolerance for sanvitalia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant sanvitalia just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

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

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Pocola. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pocola is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Pocola it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your sanvitalia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pocola

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Pocola

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