The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Christiansburg you can figure out when it's possible to plant violas by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Violas

Frost tolerance for violas:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Violas tend to make it in cold weather which means that you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Christiansburg is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Christiansburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your violas in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Christiansburg

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.

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