One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 it's the best time to plant snow-in summer by checking out the USDA zone info for Virginia Beach.

Planting Calendar for Snow-in Summer

Frost tolerance for snow-in summer:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Snow-in Summer do ok in mild cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant snow-in summer in Virginia Beach 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 snow-in summer and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your snow-in summer may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your snow-in summer indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Virginia Beach. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Virginia Beach is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Virginia Beach it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your snow-in summer in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Virginia Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Virginia Beach

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Virginia Beach.