When to Plant Brachycome in Providence, RI

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Providence you can figure out when to plant brachycome by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Brachycome

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

Since brachycome are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant brachycome
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant brachycome
Probably not a good time to plant brachycome

The earliest that you can plant brachycome in Providence 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 brachycome and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your brachycome may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your brachycome indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Providence. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Providence is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Providence last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your brachycome if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Providence

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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