The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Burlington you can determine when it's the best time to plant gerbera by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gerbera

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

Since gerbera do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant gerbera in Burlington 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 gerbera and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your gerbera may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gerbera indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Burlington may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Burlington there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your gerbera in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Burlington

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 Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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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