Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when you can plant nemesia is to examine the USDA zone info for Steilacoom.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

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

Since nemesia require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nemesia in Steilacoom 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 nemesia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nemesia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your nemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Steilacoom. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Steilacoom is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Steilacoom you get a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your nemesia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Steilacoom

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 Steilacoom

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