One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Talent can be reviewed to determine when it's a good idea to plant sanvitalia.

Planting Calendar for Sanvitalia

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

Sanvitalia do ok in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sanvitalia in Talent 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 sanvitalia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sanvitalia may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your sanvitalia indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Talent. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Talent is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Talent you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your sanvitalia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Talent

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Talent

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