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.

It's possible to determine when it's possible to plant angelonia by reviewing the USDA zone info for Slaton.

Planting Calendar for Angelonia

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

Since angelonia are barely cold tolerant you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Slaton. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Slaton is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Slaton you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your angelonia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Slaton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Slaton

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