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.

It's a good idea to figure out when you can plant hamelia by reviewing the USDA zone info for Agawam.

Planting Calendar for Hamelia

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

Since hamelia do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant hamelia in Agawam 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. If you wait any later than that and your hamelia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. 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 Agawam. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Agawam may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Agawam you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your hamelia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Agawam

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.

Plants to Grow in Agawam

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