One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant thunbergia in Bellefonte by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

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

Since thunbergia do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant thunbergia in Bellefonte 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 thunbergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your thunbergia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your thunbergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bellefonte. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Bellefonte is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Bellefonte last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your thunbergia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bellefonte

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

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