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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Darby it's possible to figure out when it's a good idea to plant thunbergia.

Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

Frost tolerance for thunbergia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since thunbergia require warm weather you have to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant thunbergia in Darby 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

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Darby. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Darby is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Darby it frosts late in the year 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 Darby

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 Darby

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