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.

It's possible to determine when it's possible to plant salpiglossis by reviewing the USDA zone info for Beaufort.

Planting Calendar for Salpiglossis

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

Salpiglossis require warm weather which tells us that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant salpiglossis in Beaufort 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 salpiglossis and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your salpiglossis may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your salpiglossis indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Beaufort the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Beaufort may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Beaufort you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your salpiglossis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Beaufort

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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