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 Clute you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant common hollyhock by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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 a little 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 Clute is January. However, you really should wait until February 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 October. Any later than that and your common hollyhock may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your common hollyhock indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Clute. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Clute is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Clute last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your common hollyhock if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Clute

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°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 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Clute

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