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.

The USDA zone info for Charleston can be reviewed to estimate when it's a good idea to plant browallia.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

It's not a good idea to plant browallia until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Charleston is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Charleston. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Charleston may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Charleston there is a last frost after February 15 so always be ready to cover your browallia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Charleston

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Charleston

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