One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to estimate when to plant browallia by checking out the USDA zone info for Coleman.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

Since browallia do not do well in cold weather it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Coleman. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Coleman and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Coleman it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your browallia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Coleman

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 Coleman

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