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 USDA zone info for Stewartville can be reffered to in order to determine when it's the best time to plant hamelia.

Planting Calendar for Hamelia

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

Hamelia are not cold tolerant which means that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant hamelia in Stewartville is May. However, you really should wait until June 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 fully mature. Starting your hamelia indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Stewartville. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Stewartville is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Stewartville last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your hamelia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Stewartville

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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