When to Plant Arctotis in Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant arctotis in Cuyahoga Falls can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Arctotis

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

Arctotis are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant arctotis
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The earliest that you can plant arctotis in Cuyahoga Falls 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 arctotis and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your arctotis may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your arctotis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Cuyahoga Falls. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Cuyahoga Falls is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Cuyahoga Falls you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your arctotis if you have 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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