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

The best time to plant brunfelsia in Pittsburg should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

Since brunfelsia do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Pittsburg. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Pittsburg is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Pittsburg last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your brunfelsia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pittsburg

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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