Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Savannah you can estimate when you can plant salpiglossis by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Salpiglossis

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant salpiglossis until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Savannah. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Savannah and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Savannah it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your salpiglossis in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Savannah

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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