When to Plant Common hollyhock in Pittsfield, IL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Pittsfield you can figure out when to plant common hollyhock by reviewing 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.

Common hollyhock are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant common hollyhock in Pittsfield is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your common hollyhock may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your common hollyhock indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pittsfield is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Pittsfield you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your common hollyhock in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pittsfield

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.

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