The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Fredericksburg should be used to figure out when it's a good idea to plant gypsophila.

Planting Calendar for Gypsophila

Frost tolerance for gypsophila:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Gypsophila are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant gypsophila in Fredericksburg is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant gypsophila and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your gypsophila may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gypsophila indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your gypsophila in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fredericksburg

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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