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

A way of determining when it's possible to plant nierembergia is to look at the USDA zone info for Beaumont.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

Frost tolerance for nierembergia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since nierembergia require warm weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Beaumont 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 nierembergia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nierembergia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your nierembergia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Beaumont. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Beaumont is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Beaumont there is a last frost after February 15 so always be ready to cover your nierembergia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Beaumont

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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