When to Plant Cleome in Huntingdon, PA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when to plant cleome by looking at the USDA zone info for Huntingdon.


Planting Calendar for Cleome

Frost tolerance for cleome: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Cleome require warm weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant cleome
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant cleome
Probably not a good time to plant cleome

The earliest that you can plant cleome in Huntingdon 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 cleome and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cleome may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your cleome indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Huntingdon. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Huntingdon and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Huntingdon it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your cleome in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Huntingdon

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 Low0°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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