When to Plant Campanula in Ansonia, CT

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant campanula by reviewing the USDA zone info for Ansonia.


Planting Calendar for Campanula

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

Since campanula do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant campanula
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant campanula
Probably not a good time to plant campanula

The earliest that you can plant campanula in Ansonia 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 campanula and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your campanula may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your campanula indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Ansonia. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Ansonia is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Ansonia you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your campanula in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ansonia

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 Low0°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.

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