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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Toledo you should be able to estimate 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 has passed.

You can not plant abutilon until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant abutilon in Toledo 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. If you wait any later than that and your abutilon may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your abutilon indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Toledo. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Toledo is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Toledo last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your abutilon if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Toledo

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.

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