One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant bells of ireland in Round Rock by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bells of Ireland

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

Since bells of ireland are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Round Rock. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Round Rock may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Round Rock last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your bells of ireland in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Round Rock

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 Round Rock

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