Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine 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 South Burlington can be reviewed to figure out when it's the best time to plant browallia.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

Frost tolerance for browallia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant browallia until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in South Burlington 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 browallia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In South Burlington the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for South Burlington is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in South Burlington there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your browallia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for South Burlington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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