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

A common way of determining when it's a good idea to plant nemesia is to check out the USDA zone info for Creswell.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

Frost tolerance for nemesia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since nemesia are not cold tolerant you need to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Creswell. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Creswell is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Creswell it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your nemesia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Creswell

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.

Plants to Grow in Creswell

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