One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for New Philadelphia can be used to determine when it's the best time to plant abutilon.

Planting Calendar for Abutilon

Frost tolerance for abutilon:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since abutilon require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant abutilon in New Philadelphia 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 abutilon and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your abutilon may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your abutilon indoors.

Last Frost Date

In New Philadelphia the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for New Philadelphia is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in New Philadelphia last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your abutilon in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Philadelphia

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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