One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when you can plant calibrachoa is to use the USDA zone info for Hoopeston.

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 do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant calibrachoa in Hoopeston 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. If you are starting your calibrachoa indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Hoopeston 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 Hoopeston there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your calibrachoa in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hoopeston

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Hoopeston

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