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.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant painted tongues in Corsicana by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Painted Tongues

Frost tolerance for painted tongues:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant painted tongues until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Corsicana. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Corsicana is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Corsicana you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your painted tongues in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Corsicana

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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