The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Longview you can estimate when to plant calibrachoa by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Calibrachoa

Frost tolerance for calibrachoa:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Calibrachoa are barely cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant calibrachoa in Longview is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant calibrachoa and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your calibrachoa may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your calibrachoa indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Longview. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Longview 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 Longview you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your calibrachoa if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Longview

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 Longview

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