One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant abutilon in Collegeville can be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Abutilon

Frost tolerance for abutilon:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since abutilon require warm weather you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant abutilon in Collegeville 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. Any later than that and your abutilon may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your abutilon indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Collegeville. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Collegeville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Collegeville you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your abutilon in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Collegeville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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