When to Plant Sweet Williams in Delphos, OH

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Delphos you can estimate when to plant sweet williams by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Williams

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

Sweet Williams are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant sweet williams
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweet williams
Probably not a good time to plant sweet williams

The earliest that you can plant sweet williams in Delphos 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 sweet williams and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your sweet williams may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet williams indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Delphos. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Delphos is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Delphos there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your sweet williams if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Delphos

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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