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

In Grants Pass you can figure out when it's the best time to plant hamelia by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Hamelia

Frost tolerance for hamelia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since hamelia require warm weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant hamelia in Grants Pass 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 hamelia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your hamelia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your hamelia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Grants Pass. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Grants Pass is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Grants Pass there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your hamelia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grants Pass

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 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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