The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Suamico it's a good idea to estimate when it's the best time to plant nierembergia.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

Frost tolerance for nierembergia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since nierembergia do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Suamico 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 nierembergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nierembergia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your nierembergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Suamico. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Suamico is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Suamico it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your nierembergia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Suamico

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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