One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The first opportunity to plant browallia in Vidor can be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

Frost tolerance for browallia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Browallia are not cold tolerant which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

In Vidor the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Vidor may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Vidor it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your browallia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Vidor

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.

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