Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. 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 Hutchinson can be reviewed to determine when it's a good idea to plant evolvulus.

Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

Frost tolerance for evolvulus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's a bad idea to plant evolvulus until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant evolvulus in Hutchinson 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 evolvulus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your evolvulus may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your evolvulus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Hutchinson. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hutchinson may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Hutchinson you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your evolvulus in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hutchinson

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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