When to Plant Gerbera in Bridgewater, VA

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

It's possible to estimate when you can plant gerbera by checking out the USDA zone info for Bridgewater.

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Planting Calendar for Gerbera

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

Gerbera can survive in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant gerbera
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant gerbera
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The earliest that you can plant gerbera in Bridgewater 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 gerbera and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your gerbera may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your gerbera indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Bridgewater. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Bridgewater may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bridgewater you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your gerbera in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bridgewater

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 Low0°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.

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