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

In Selinsgrove you can estimate when you can plant firebush by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Firebush

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant firebush until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant firebush in Selinsgrove 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 firebush and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your firebush may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your firebush indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Selinsgrove. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Selinsgrove is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Selinsgrove there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your firebush in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Selinsgrove

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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