One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

You will be able to estimate when to plant bells of ireland by reviewing the USDA zone info for Weatherford.

Planting Calendar for Bells of Ireland

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

Bells of Ireland do well in some cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant bells of ireland in Weatherford 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 bells of ireland and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your bells of ireland may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your bells of ireland indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Weatherford. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Weatherford is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Weatherford last frost occurs after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your bells of ireland if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Weatherford

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.

Plants to Grow in Weatherford

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Weatherford.