One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

In Bluffton you can figure out when it's possible to plant basket of gold by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Basket of Gold

Frost tolerance for basket of gold:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Basket of Gold tend to make it in quite a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant basket of gold in Bluffton is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant basket of gold and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your basket of gold may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your basket of gold indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Bluffton. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bluffton is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Bluffton last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your basket of gold if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bluffton

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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