One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Albany you can determine when it's a good idea to plant streptocarpella by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

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

You should not plant streptocarpella until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella in Albany 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 streptocarpella and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your streptocarpella may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your streptocarpella 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 is on March 15 in Albany. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Albany may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Albany it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your streptocarpella if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Albany

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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