One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant common hollyhock in Bay Village should be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Common hollyhock

Frost tolerance for common hollyhock:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since common hollyhock do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant common hollyhock in Bay Village is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant common hollyhock and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your common hollyhock may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your common hollyhock indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bay Village. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bay Village is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Bay Village you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your common hollyhock in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bay Village

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

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