One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 USDA zone info for Sammamish can be used to estimate when it's the best time to plant evolvulus.

Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

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

It's not a good idea to plant evolvulus until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant evolvulus in Sammamish 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 evolvulus and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your evolvulus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your evolvulus indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Sammamish the average date of last frost happens on March 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Sammamish is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Sammamish last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your evolvulus in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sammamish

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.

Plants to Grow in Sammamish

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