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.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant calibrachoa is to refer to the USDA zone info for Clear Lake.

Planting Calendar for Calibrachoa

Frost tolerance for calibrachoa:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant calibrachoa a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Clear Lake. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Clear Lake may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Clear Lake there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your calibrachoa if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clear Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°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 -15°F.

Plants to Grow in Clear Lake

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