Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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.

A way of figuring out when you can plant angel's trumpets is to look at the USDA zone info for West Linn.

Planting Calendar for Angel's Trumpets

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

Angel's Trumpets tend to make it in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant angel's trumpets in West Linn 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 angel's trumpets and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your angel's trumpets may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your angel's trumpets indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in West Linn. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for West Linn is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in West Linn there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your angel's trumpets if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West Linn

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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