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.

The USDA zone info for Orrville should be reviewed to determine when it's the best time to plant sanvitalia.

Planting Calendar for Sanvitalia

Frost tolerance for sanvitalia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sanvitalia are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sanvitalia in Orrville is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sanvitalia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your sanvitalia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sanvitalia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Orrville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Orrville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Orrville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your sanvitalia if you have 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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