Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden 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 Irving should be looked at to determine when you can plant nolana.

Planting Calendar for Nolana

Frost tolerance for nolana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

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

The earliest that you can plant nolana in Irving 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 nolana and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nolana may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nolana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Irving. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Irving and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Irving you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your nolana if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Irving

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.

Plants to Grow in Irving

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