One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant abutilon in Benton should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Abutilon

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

You should not plant abutilon until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Benton. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Benton is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Benton there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your abutilon in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Benton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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