One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

In New Kensington you can determine when you can plant streptocarpella by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

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

You can not plant streptocarpella until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella in New Kensington 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. If you wait any later than that and your streptocarpella may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your streptocarpella indoors.

Last Frost Date

In New Kensington the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Kensington is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in New Kensington you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your streptocarpella if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Kensington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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