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.

It's possible to determine when you can plant common hollyhock by using the USDA zone info for Dyersburg.

Planting Calendar for Common hollyhock

Frost tolerance for common hollyhock:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant common hollyhock just a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant common hollyhock in Dyersburg is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant common hollyhock and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your common hollyhock may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your common hollyhock indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Dyersburg. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Dyersburg is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Dyersburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your common hollyhock if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dyersburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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