One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Yankton you can determine when it's the best time 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 all chance of frost has passed.

Abutilon do not do well in cold weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant abutilon in Yankton 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 April 15 in Yankton. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Yankton is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Yankton it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your abutilon in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Yankton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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