Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant fuchsia is to look at the USDA zone info for Eagle Pass.

Planting Calendar for Fuchsia

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

Fuchsia are not cold tolerant which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant fuchsia in Eagle Pass 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 fuchsia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your fuchsia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your fuchsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Eagle Pass. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Eagle Pass is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Eagle Pass you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your fuchsia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Eagle Pass

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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