The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Lamesa can be reffered to in order to determine when it's a good idea to plant browallia.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

Since browallia are not cold tolerant you need to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lamesa. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lamesa is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lamesa it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your browallia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lamesa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Lamesa

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