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

The first opportunity to plant browallia in Tualatin can be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

Frost tolerance for browallia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since browallia require warm weather it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Tualatin 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 browallia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your browallia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your browallia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Tualatin. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Tualatin is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Tualatin it frosts late in the year after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your browallia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tualatin

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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