When to Plant Tomatos in Marysville, OH

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

The first opportunity to plant tomatos in Marysville should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Tomatos

Frost tolerance for tomatos: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Tomatos are not cold tolerant which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant tomatos
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant tomatos
Probably not a good time to plant tomatos

The earliest that you can plant tomatos in Marysville 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 tomatos and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your tomatos may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your tomatos indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Marysville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Marysville is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Marysville you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your tomatos if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Marysville

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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