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

A common way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant plectranthus is to look at the USDA zone info for Bridgeport.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

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

Plectranthus require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Bridgeport 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 plectranthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your plectranthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your plectranthus indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Bridgeport the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bridgeport is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Bridgeport there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your plectranthus in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bridgeport

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Bridgeport

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