One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant bee balm in Fountain Inn can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bee Balm

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

Since bee balm are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant bee balm in Fountain Inn 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 bee balm and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your bee balm may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bee balm indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Fountain Inn. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fountain Inn is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Fountain Inn last frost occurs after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your bee balm if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fountain Inn

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.

Plants to Grow in Fountain Inn

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