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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Montoursville you will be able to figure out when you can plant streptocarpella.

Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

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

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

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella in Montoursville 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 streptocarpella and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your streptocarpella may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your streptocarpella indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Montoursville. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Montoursville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Montoursville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your streptocarpella in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Montoursville

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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