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.

In El Paso you can determine when to plant brachycome by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Brachycome

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

It's a bad idea to plant brachycome until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant brachycome in El Paso 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 brachycome and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your brachycome may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your brachycome indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for El Paso is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in El Paso you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your brachycome if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for El Paso

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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