One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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.

The best time to plant calibrachoa in Ogdensburg can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Calibrachoa

Frost tolerance for calibrachoa:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since calibrachoa are barely cold tolerant you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Ogdensburg. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Ogdensburg is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Ogdensburg there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to protect your calibrachoa in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ogdensburg

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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