One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

The first chance to plant fuchsia in Prairie View should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Fuchsia

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

You really shouldn't plant fuchsia until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant fuchsia in Prairie View 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 fuchsia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your fuchsia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your fuchsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Prairie View is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Prairie View there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your fuchsia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Prairie View

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 Prairie View

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