One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant brunfelsia in Elm Grove by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

You really shouldn't plant brunfelsia until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Elm Grove. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Elm Grove may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Elm Grove last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your brunfelsia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Elm Grove

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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