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.

The best time to plant calibrachoa in Murphysboro should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

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.

Since calibrachoa are barely cold tolerant you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant calibrachoa in Murphysboro 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. Any later than that and your calibrachoa may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your calibrachoa indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Murphysboro. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Murphysboro is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Murphysboro there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your calibrachoa if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Murphysboro

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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