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.

You should be able to figure out when to plant basket of gold by looking at the USDA zone info for Boerne.

Planting Calendar for Basket of Gold

Frost tolerance for basket of gold:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Basket of Gold are very cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant basket of gold in Boerne 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 basket of gold and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your basket of gold may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your basket of gold indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Boerne. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Boerne is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Boerne you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your basket of gold in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Boerne

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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