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 thunbergia in Kimberly can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

Frost tolerance for thunbergia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's a bad idea to plant thunbergia until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Kimberly. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Kimberly may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Kimberly last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your thunbergia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kimberly

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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