One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Hobart can be looked at to determine when to plant tomatos.

Planting Calendar for Tomatos

Frost tolerance for tomatos:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Tomatos are not cold tolerant which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant tomatos in Hobart 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 tomatos and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your tomatos may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your tomatos indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Hobart. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Hobart is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Hobart last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your tomatos in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hobart

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 Hobart

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