Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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 determining when it's a good idea to plant coleus is to check out the USDA zone info for Conneaut.

Planting Calendar for Coleus

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

You should not plant coleus until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant coleus in Conneaut 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 coleus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your coleus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your coleus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Conneaut. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Conneaut may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Conneaut last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your coleus in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Conneaut

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Conneaut

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