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.

A way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant hamelia is to check out the USDA zone info for Malone.

Planting Calendar for Hamelia

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

You can not plant hamelia until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant hamelia in Malone 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 really do well. Starting your hamelia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Malone the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Malone and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Malone it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to cover your hamelia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Malone

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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