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

In Union you can determine when it's a good idea to plant abutilon by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Abutilon

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant abutilon until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant abutilon in Union 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. If you wait any later than that and your abutilon may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your abutilon indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Union. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Union is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Union last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your abutilon if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Union

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Union

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