The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when to plant fuchsia in Hutchinson by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Fuchsia

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant fuchsia until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant fuchsia 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 fuchsia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your fuchsia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your fuchsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember 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. Since half of the time in Hutchinson last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your fuchsia in the event of one of those late frosts.

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.

Plants to Grow in Hutchinson

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