One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

You can estimate when you can plant salpiglossis in Orrville by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Salpiglossis

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

Since salpiglossis are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Orrville. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Orrville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Orrville it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your salpiglossis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Orrville

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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