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 Commerce you can determine when it's the best time to plant calibrachoa by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Calibrachoa

Frost tolerance for calibrachoa:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Calibrachoa are barely cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant calibrachoa in Commerce is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant calibrachoa and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your calibrachoa may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your calibrachoa indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Commerce. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Commerce is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Commerce last frost occurs after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your calibrachoa in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Commerce

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 Commerce

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