One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your 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 Woonsocket should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Abutilon

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

Since abutilon require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant abutilon in Woonsocket 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 grow to maturity. Starting your abutilon 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 Woonsocket. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Woonsocket is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Woonsocket last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your abutilon in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Woonsocket

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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