One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Hoquiam you should be able to estimate when to plant firebush.

Planting Calendar for Firebush

Frost tolerance for firebush:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably not a good idea to plant firebush until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant firebush in Hoquiam 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 firebush and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your firebush may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your firebush indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Hoquiam. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hoquiam is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Hoquiam last frost occurs after February 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your firebush in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hoquiam

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 Hoquiam

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