When to Plant Evolvulus in Cheraw, SC

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine 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 estimate when to plant evolvulus by reviewing the USDA zone info for Cheraw.


Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

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

You can not plant evolvulus until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant evolvulus
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant evolvulus
Probably not a good time to plant evolvulus

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Cheraw may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Cheraw you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your evolvulus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cheraw

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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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