When to Plant Browallia in Charleroi, PA

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.

In Charleroi you can figure out when it's the best time to plant browallia by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

Since browallia are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant browallia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant browallia
Probably not a good time to plant browallia

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Charleroi 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. Any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Charleroi. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Charleroi is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Charleroi you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your browallia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Charleroi

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 Low0°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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