When to Plant Brunfelsia in West Mifflin, PA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when it's possible to plant brunfelsia by reviewing the USDA zone info for West Mifflin.


Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

Brunfelsia are not cold tolerant which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for West Mifflin is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in West Mifflin you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your brunfelsia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West Mifflin

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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