One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Saratoga Springs can be determined 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.

You really shouldn't plant browallia until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Saratoga Springs is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant browallia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your browallia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Saratoga Springs. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Saratoga Springs is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Saratoga Springs last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your browallia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Saratoga Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Saratoga Springs

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