The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant common hollyhock in Dunedin 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.

You can plant common hollyhock a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant common hollyhock in Dunedin 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your common hollyhock may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your common hollyhock indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Dunedin. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Dunedin is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Dunedin last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your common hollyhock in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dunedin

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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