One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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 Palmyra should be used to estimate when it's possible to plant tropical hibiscus.

Planting Calendar for Tropical Hibiscus

Frost tolerance for tropical hibiscus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant tropical hibiscus until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant tropical hibiscus in Palmyra 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 tropical hibiscus and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your tropical hibiscus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your tropical hibiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Palmyra. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Palmyra is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Palmyra last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your tropical hibiscus in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palmyra

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Palmyra

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