One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your 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 common way of making a decision about when you can plant fuchsia is to check out the USDA zone info for Torrington.

Planting Calendar for Fuchsia

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

You can not plant fuchsia until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Torrington. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Torrington is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Torrington there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your fuchsia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Torrington

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.

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