The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when you can plant common hollyhock in Union City by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Common hollyhock

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

Since common hollyhock do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant common hollyhock in Union City is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant common hollyhock and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your common hollyhock may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your common hollyhock indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Union City the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Union City may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Union City last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your common hollyhock if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Union City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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