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

It's a good idea to determine when you can plant nasturtium by referring to the USDA zone info for Farmville.

Planting Calendar for Nasturtium

Frost tolerance for nasturtium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Nasturtium do not do well in cold weather which means that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nasturtium in Farmville 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 nasturtium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nasturtium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your nasturtium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Farmville. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Farmville is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Farmville you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your nasturtium if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Farmville

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 Farmville

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