One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when it's possible to plant erysimum is to examine the USDA zone info for Canal Fulton.

Planting Calendar for Erysimum

Frost tolerance for erysimum:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Erysimum are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant erysimum in Canal Fulton is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Canal Fulton. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Canal Fulton is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Canal Fulton last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your erysimum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Canal Fulton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Canal Fulton

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