When to Plant Common hollyhock in Munroe Falls, OH

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

It's possible to figure out when it's possible to plant common hollyhock by reviewing the USDA zone info for Munroe Falls.


Planting Calendar for Common hollyhock

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

You can plant common hollyhock a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant common hollyhock
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant common hollyhock
Probably not a good time to plant common hollyhock

The earliest that you can plant common hollyhock in Munroe 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 common hollyhock and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your common hollyhock may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your common hollyhock indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Munroe Falls is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Munroe Falls last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your common hollyhock in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Munroe 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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