One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when to plant angel's trumpets is to use the USDA zone info for Waxahachie.

Planting Calendar for Angel's Trumpets

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

Angel's Trumpets do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant angel's trumpets in Waxahachie 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 angel's trumpets and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your angel's trumpets may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your angel's trumpets indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Waxahachie. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Waxahachie is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Waxahachie you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your angel's trumpets in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Waxahachie

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 Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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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