When to Plant Nasturtium in Sulphur Springs, TX

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.

The USDA zone info for Sulphur Springs can be used to figure out when it's possible to plant nasturtium.


Planting Calendar for Nasturtium

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant nasturtium until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

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

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Sulphur Springs. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sulphur Springs 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 Sulphur Springs there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your nasturtium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sulphur Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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