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 first chance to plant calibrachoa in Glenolden can be figured out 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.

Since calibrachoa are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant calibrachoa in Glenolden 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 is on April 15 in Glenolden. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Glenolden is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Glenolden it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your calibrachoa if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Glenolden

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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