One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Big Spring you can determine when it's the best time to plant mimulus by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Mimulus

Frost tolerance for mimulus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You really shouldn't plant mimulus until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant mimulus in Big Spring 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 mimulus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your mimulus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your mimulus indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Big Spring. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Big Spring may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Big Spring you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so always be ready to protect your mimulus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Big Spring

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 Big Spring

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