One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Palacios you can figure out when to plant torenia by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant torenia until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Palacios 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 torenia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your torenia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your torenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Palacios. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Palacios is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Palacios last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your torenia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Palacios

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Palacios

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Palacios.