One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when you can plant lenten rose is to examine the USDA zone info for New Braunfels.

Planting Calendar for Lenten Rose

Frost tolerance for lenten rose:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Lenten Rose do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lenten rose in New Braunfels is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant lenten rose and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your lenten rose may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lenten rose indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in New Braunfels. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Braunfels is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in New Braunfels there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your lenten rose if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Braunfels

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.

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