Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Lubbock you can estimate when to plant torenia by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

You really shouldn't plant torenia until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Lubbock 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 torenia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your torenia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your torenia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Lubbock. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lubbock is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Lubbock you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your torenia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lubbock

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.

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