The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Tallmadge you can determine when it's possible to plant roses by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Roses

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

Since roses are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant roses in Tallmadge 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 roses and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your roses may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your roses indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Tallmadge is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Tallmadge you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your roses in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tallmadge

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 Low	0°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.

Plants to Grow in Tallmadge

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