One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when it's possible to plant gomphrena by reviewing the USDA zone info for Fort Mill.

Planting Calendar for Gomphrena

Frost tolerance for gomphrena:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since gomphrena do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fort Mill may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fort Mill last frost occurs after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your gomphrena if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Mill

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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