The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Sutherlin you can figure out when it's the best time to plant gerbera by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gerbera

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

Gerbera can survive in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant gerbera in Sutherlin 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 gerbera and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your gerbera may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gerbera indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Sutherlin is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sutherlin you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your gerbera if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sutherlin

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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