When to Plant Sanvitalia in Roma, TX

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.

The USDA zone info for Roma can be used to estimate when to plant sanvitalia.

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Planting Calendar for Sanvitalia

Frost tolerance for sanvitalia: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sanvitalia do well in a tiny bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant sanvitalia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sanvitalia
Probably not a good time to plant sanvitalia

The earliest that you can plant sanvitalia in Roma 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 sanvitalia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your sanvitalia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sanvitalia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Roma. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Roma is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Roma it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your sanvitalia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Roma

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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