One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when it's possible to plant painted tongues is to check out the USDA zone info for Georgetown.

Planting Calendar for Painted Tongues

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

Since painted tongues require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant painted tongues in Georgetown 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your painted tongues indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Georgetown. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Georgetown may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Georgetown you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your painted tongues if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Georgetown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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