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.

The first chance to plant hamelia in Cayce should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Hamelia

Frost tolerance for hamelia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You really shouldn't plant hamelia until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant hamelia in Cayce 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 hamelia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your hamelia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your hamelia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Cayce. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cayce is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Cayce you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your hamelia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cayce

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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