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

In Wapakoneta you can estimate when you can plant calibrachoa by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Calibrachoa

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

Calibrachoa do ok in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant calibrachoa in Wapakoneta 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 calibrachoa and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your calibrachoa may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your calibrachoa indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Wapakoneta is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Wapakoneta last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your calibrachoa if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wapakoneta

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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