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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Brownwood it's a good idea to figure out when you can plant lunaria.

Planting Calendar for Lunaria

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

Lunaria are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Brownwood. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Brownwood is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Brownwood it frosts late in the year after March 15 so always be ready to protect your lunaria in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brownwood

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.

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