One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your 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 the best time to plant nierembergia in Souderton by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

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

Nierembergia are not cold tolerant which means that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Souderton 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 nierembergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nierembergia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nierembergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Souderton. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Souderton is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Souderton you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your nierembergia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Souderton

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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