One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when it's the best time to plant nemesia by using the USDA zone info for Harker Heights.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

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

It's a bad idea to plant nemesia until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant nemesia in Harker Heights 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 nemesia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nemesia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your nemesia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Harker Heights the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Harker Heights is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Harker Heights you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your nemesia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Harker Heights

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.

Plants to Grow in Harker Heights

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