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.

In Bennettsville you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant calliopsis by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Calliopsis

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

It's a bad idea to plant calliopsis until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Bennettsville. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Bennettsville is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Bennettsville there is a last frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your calliopsis in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bennettsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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