One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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.

In Vicksburg you can determine when to plant common hollyhock by checking out 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.

You can plant common hollyhock just a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant common hollyhock in Vicksburg 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 common hollyhock and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your common hollyhock may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your common hollyhock indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Vicksburg. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Vicksburg is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Vicksburg it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your common hollyhock if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Vicksburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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