When to Plant Achimenes in Cuyahoga Falls, OH

One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 earliest that you can plant achimenes in Cuyahoga Falls can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Achimenes

Frost tolerance for achimenes: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

You can not plant achimenes until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant achimenes
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant achimenes
Probably not a good time to plant achimenes

The earliest that you can plant achimenes in Cuyahoga Falls 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 achimenes and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your achimenes may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your achimenes indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Cuyahoga Falls the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Cuyahoga Falls and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Cuyahoga Falls last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your achimenes in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cuyahoga Falls

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 Low0°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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