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

One way of estimating when to plant violets is to examine the USDA zone info for Hooper.

Planting Calendar for Violets

Frost tolerance for violets:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since violets do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant violets in Hooper is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant violets and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your violets may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your violets indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hooper. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Hooper is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Hooper you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your violets if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hooper

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Hooper

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