The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Celina should be looked at to determine when it's possible to plant nemesia.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

Frost tolerance for nemesia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since nemesia require warm weather you have to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nemesia in Celina 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 nemesia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your nemesia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Celina. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Celina is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Celina there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your nemesia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Celina

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 Celina

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