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.

The first chance to plant fuchsia in Polson can be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Fuchsia

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

Since fuchsia are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant fuchsia in Polson 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 fuchsia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your fuchsia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your fuchsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Polson. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Polson is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Polson it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to protect your fuchsia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Polson

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.

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