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

One way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant abutilon is to check out the USDA zone info for Massena.

Planting Calendar for Abutilon

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

It's a bad idea to plant abutilon until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant abutilon in Massena 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 abutilon and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your abutilon may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your abutilon indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on May 15 in Massena. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Massena is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Massena you get a frost after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your abutilon if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Massena

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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