Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Grants Pass you can estimate when it's possible to plant nemesia by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant nemesia until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant nemesia 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 nemesia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nemesia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your nemesia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last 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 just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Grants Pass you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your nemesia in the event of one of those late frosts.

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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