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.

The first opportunity to plant calibrachoa in Wylie can be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Calibrachoa

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

Calibrachoa tend to make it in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant calibrachoa in Wylie 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 calibrachoa and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your calibrachoa may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your calibrachoa indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Wylie. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Wylie is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Wylie there is a last frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your calibrachoa if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wylie

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 Wylie

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