The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant campanula is to check out the USDA zone info for Scott City.

Planting Calendar for Campanula

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

Since campanula do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant campanula in Scott City is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant campanula and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your campanula may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your campanula 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 Scott City. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Scott City is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Scott City last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to protect your campanula if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Scott City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Scott City

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