One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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 will be able to determine when it's possible to plant begonias by reviewing the USDA zone info for Stafford.

Planting Calendar for Begonias

Frost tolerance for begonias:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Begonias are not cold tolerant which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Stafford. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Stafford is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Stafford you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your begonias if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Stafford

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Stafford

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