When to Plant Nolana in Colonial Heights, VA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Colonial Heights should be used to determine when it's possible to plant nolana.


Planting Calendar for Nolana

Frost tolerance for nolana: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Nolana require warm weather which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant nolana
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The earliest that you can plant nolana in Colonial Heights 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 nolana and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your nolana may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your nolana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Colonial Heights. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your nolana if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Colonial Heights

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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 10°F.

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