When to Plant Angel's Trumpets in Bonney Lake, WA

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 earliest that you can plant angel's trumpets in Bonney Lake should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Angel's Trumpets

Frost tolerance for angel's trumpets: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Angel's Trumpets do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant angel's trumpets
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The earliest that you can plant angel's trumpets in Bonney Lake is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant angel's trumpets and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your angel's trumpets may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your angel's trumpets indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Bonney Lake. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bonney Lake is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Bonney Lake there is a last frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your angel's trumpets in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bonney Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

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

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