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.

You will be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant nierembergia by reviewing the USDA zone info for Corpus Christi.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

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

Since nierembergia require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Corpus Christi is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant nierembergia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your nierembergia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your nierembergia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Corpus Christi the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Corpus Christi may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Corpus Christi you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your nierembergia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Corpus Christi

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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