One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 common way of estimating when it's possible to plant twinspur is to use the USDA zone info for Brenham.

Planting Calendar for Twinspur

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

Twinspur can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant twinspur in Brenham is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant twinspur and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your twinspur may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your twinspur indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Brenham the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Brenham and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Brenham you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your twinspur in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brenham

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.

Plants to Grow in Brenham

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