One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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 can figure out when to plant twinspur in Bellville by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Twinspur

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

Twinspur do ok in a little bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant twinspur in Bellville 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 twinspur and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your twinspur may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your twinspur indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Bellville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Bellville and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bellville there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your twinspur if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bellville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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