One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

You should be able to estimate when to plant hamelia by using the USDA zone info for Kendallville.

Planting Calendar for Hamelia

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

It's not a good idea to plant hamelia until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant hamelia in Kendallville 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 hamelia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your hamelia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your hamelia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Kendallville. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Kendallville is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Kendallville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your hamelia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kendallville

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 Kendallville

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