One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

You will be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant violets by reviewing the USDA zone info for North Augusta.

Planting Calendar for Violets

Frost tolerance for violets:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant violets a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant violets in North Augusta is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant violets and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your violets may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your violets indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in North Augusta. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for North Augusta is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in North Augusta you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your violets if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Augusta

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 North Augusta

You may be interested in your other planting guides for North Augusta.