Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Sahuarita you can estimate when to plant fuchsia by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Fuchsia

Frost tolerance for fuchsia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Fuchsia require warm weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant fuchsia in Sahuarita is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant fuchsia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your fuchsia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your fuchsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Sahuarita. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Sahuarita is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sahuarita it frosts late in the year after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your fuchsia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sahuarita

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°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 25°F.

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