When to Plant Torenia in Coatesville, PA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 a good idea to plant torenia in Coatesville by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Torenia

Frost tolerance for torenia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Torenia require warm weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Coatesville 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 torenia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your torenia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your torenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Coatesville is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Coatesville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your torenia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Coatesville

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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