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

The first chance to plant nierembergia in Pilot Point can be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

Frost tolerance for nierembergia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Nierembergia are not cold tolerant which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Pilot Point 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 nierembergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your nierembergia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your nierembergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Pilot Point. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Pilot Point may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pilot Point there is a last frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your nierembergia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pilot Point

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.

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