Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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 pincushion flower in Bridgeville can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pincushion Flower

Frost tolerance for pincushion flower:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant pincushion flower a little bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant pincushion flower in Bridgeville is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant pincushion flower and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your pincushion flower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pincushion flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Bridgeville. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Bridgeville is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Bridgeville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your pincushion flower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bridgeville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

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