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

The first opportunity to plant pentas in Spring Hill can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pentas

Frost tolerance for pentas:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You can not plant pentas until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant pentas in Spring Hill 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 pentas and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your pentas may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your pentas indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Spring Hill. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Spring Hill may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Spring Hill you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your pentas in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Spring Hill

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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