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

In Monessen you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant canna by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Canna

Frost tolerance for canna:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You should not plant canna until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant canna in Monessen 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 canna and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your canna may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your canna indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Monessen is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Monessen you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your canna in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Monessen

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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