One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

One way of getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant torenia is to consult the USDA zone info for Borger.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

Torenia require warm weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Borger 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 torenia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your torenia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your torenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Borger. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Borger is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Borger it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your torenia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Borger

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Borger

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Borger.