Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Fort Worth you can figure out when it's the best time to plant fuchsia by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Fuchsia

Frost tolerance for fuchsia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You really shouldn't plant fuchsia until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Fort Worth may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fort Worth you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your fuchsia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Worth

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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