One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

The USDA zone info for Nacogdoches should be reffered to in order to estimate when to plant evolvulus.

Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

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

It's not a good idea to plant evolvulus until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Nacogdoches is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Nacogdoches last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your evolvulus if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Nacogdoches

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 Nacogdoches

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