One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's possible to plant common hollyhock in Eden Prairie by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Common hollyhock

Frost tolerance for common hollyhock:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Common hollyhock do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant common hollyhock in Eden Prairie is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant common hollyhock and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your common hollyhock may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your common hollyhock indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Eden Prairie. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Eden Prairie is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Eden Prairie it frosts late in the year after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your common hollyhock if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Eden Prairie

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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