One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant hamelia in Mount Vernon can be estimated by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Hamelia

Frost tolerance for hamelia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Hamelia are not cold tolerant which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant hamelia in Mount Vernon 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 hamelia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your hamelia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your hamelia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Mount Vernon may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Mount Vernon it frosts late in the year after March 15 so always be ready to protect your hamelia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Vernon

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.

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