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

The earliest that you can plant stoneseed in Calumet City can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

Frost tolerance for stoneseed:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Stoneseed require warm weather which means that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant stoneseed in Calumet City 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 stoneseed and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your stoneseed may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your stoneseed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Calumet City. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Calumet City may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Calumet City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your stoneseed if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Calumet City

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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