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.

You can estimate when to plant pentas in Grapevine by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pentas

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

Pentas require warm weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pentas in Grapevine 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 pentas and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your pentas may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your pentas indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Grapevine is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Grapevine last frost occurs after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your pentas if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Grapevine

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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